Months of Russian artillery attacks have devastated Chasiv Yar, leaving homes and offices charred. The city, which once had 12,000 inhabitants, has been deserted.
The Ukrainian Army has been forced to withdraw from key positions this Thursday, as Russian troops They were approaching their position.
A military spokesman has indicated that Ukrainian soldiers have had to leave the area where they were, on the outskirts of Chasiv Yar. The city, which has a great strategic importance in the eastern region of Donetsk, has been reduced to rubble after months of Russian bombing.
For months, Russian forces have pursued the goal of taking control of Chasiv Yar. The town is strategically located in an elevated place, and its fall into Russian hands would endanger nearby citieswould compromise supply routes essential for Ukraine and would bring Russia closer to taking the Donetsk region.
The Ukrainian defensive position has been “destroyed,” according to Nazar Voloshyn, a Ukrainian military spokesman. Voloshyn has also pointed out that there was a serious threat of casualties whether troops remained in the area.
Months of Russian artillery attacks have devastated Chasiv Yar, leaving homes and offices charred and reduced to rubble. The city, which once had 12,000 inhabitants, has been deserted.
Oleh Shriaiev, commander of a battalion based in the area, has indicated that Russian troops outnumber ukrainian forcesin a ratio of 10 to 1. He has also stated that Russia has carried out almost two-thirds of the bombings recorded in the area.
He has also pointed out that Russia has carried out about 1,300 attackshas fired almost 130 glide bombs and conducted 44 ground assaults in the last week alone.
Zelensky honors police officers
Meanwhile, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has met in kyiv with law enforcement officers to hand them over state decorations on the occasion of the Day of the National Police of Ukraine.
“The units of the National Police of Ukraine, together with all other components of the Defense Forces and Security, protect Ukraine in the battle against the occupier and guarantee the normality of life in Ukrainian communities,” Zelensky declared.
The Ukrainian president has described how police forces They helped evacuate the population from the cities located on the front line and provided aid to those who were under Russian fire. A series of efforts that the president has praised.
“Police officers always arrive at places that have suffered missile impacts and drones from Russia, they are always among the first to provide assistance to all the victims,” Zelensky added.
The “White Angels” unit of the Ukrainian police has saved more than 10,000 families and almost 2,500 Ukrainians from dangerous areas near the front lineaccording to the press office of the Ukrainian president.
