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| Russian offensive on Chasov Yar: is there a threat to the city? |
| 2024-01-04 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Korrespondent] Ukrainian Armed Forces hold the defense on the eastern front The Russian military is trying to advance on Chasov Yar. To do this, they have increased the amount of equipment and are transferring reserves, says Syrsky. The Russian army continues intensive offensive operations in the Kupyansky and Bakhmutsky directions. In particular, the invaders are trying to advance on the city of Chasov Yar in the Donetsk region. Colonel General Alexander Syrsky, Commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, announced this on Wednesday, January 3. It is obvious that Russia’s main goal is to capture this settlement, then Konstantinovka and then reach the borders of the Donetsk region. Read the story to see if this scenario is real. Situation on the front line Syrsky confirmed today that intense fighting near Bogdanovka continues in the Bakhmut direction, where Chasov Yar is located. “In this direction, the enemy is actively using aviation to strike with guided bombs,” the general wrote on Telegram. According to him, the Russian army has increased the use of equipment and is transferring reserves from other directions. Units formed from former prisoners are involved in assaults in the Russian army. “In the offensive directions, the aggressor has increased the use of equipment with which it is trying to support infantry assault operations. Also, to continue the assaults, the enemy uses units formed from former criminals “Storm Z” and “Storm V”. Our soldiers, despite difficult conditions, courageously they hold the line and do not allow the enemy to advance,” said Syrsky. He also noted that in the Kupyansk direction, the Russians conduct assaults near Sinkovka every day to create a bridgehead and subsequent attack on Kupyansk. And in the Liman direction, the Russian occupiers, after suffering losses, are regrouping for a further offensive. Klin north of Bakhmut Deputy commander of the assault battalion of the 5th separate assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, senior lieutenant Alexey Tarasenko, previously noted that the fighting itself continues at very distant approaches to Chasovy Yar, and the city is very strongly fortified. According to him, the opponents mainly tried to drive a wedge north of Bakhmut - near the village of Bogdanovka from the village of Khromovo. “Now, as far as I know, because this is the zone of responsibility of another brigade, there... the front line has also stabilized, plus or minus, in the outskirts of Bogdanovka. The armed forces are conducting heavy defensive battles, but, of course, the enemy has no hope at the moment “ maybe,” the officer said on the FREEDOM TV channel. This position is shared by experts from the American Institute for the Study of War. Analysts note that since mid-December, Russian sources began to characterize the localized offensive operation of the Russian Federation around Bakhmut as an operation to encircle Chasovoy Yar. ISW believes that it will be difficult for the Russian army to encircle this population center due to the large Ukrainian fortifications and the city's location at a tactical height. By mid-December, analysts estimated that the occupying forces were at least nine kilometers from Chasovoy Yar. Specific threats At the same time, Ukrainian military expert Alexey Getman believes that while the enemy is advancing, threats cannot be neglected. Although he notes that Russian publics have already announced, for example, the capture of Khromov in the Donetsk region. “This is not entirely true, Khromovo is still in the gray zone. The village is only a hundred meters from the western outskirts of Bakhmut, and Chasovoy Yar is several kilometers away. Of course, they are striving to reach Chasovoy Yar. Will they be able to? Let’s hope not,” said it is for RBC-Ukraine. Military expert Alexander Kovalenko, in turn, believes that the occupiers are unlikely to be capable of a rapid breakthrough. The enemy, according to him, can overcome somewhere between 50-100 meters a day, but even with such advance there is a “swing”. “Today they advanced, and tomorrow they were knocked out of their positions. In general, the advance from Bakhmut is very dangerous for them because of our defense lines. Can we say that they will quickly reach the goal from the exit to Chasov Yar and impose battles in the very city?" No. This is a difficult task and may take several months to complete,” the expert noted. |
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