“Hell on Earth”: the Ukrainian Armed Forces showed what the Russians turned a neighbourhood in Chasovyi Yar into
5 July 2024 08:20
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Russian occupants continue to destroy Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region. The Ukrainian military notes that the town has actually turned into ruins and piles of ash. Soldiers of the 24th King Danylo Brigade showed on social media what the formerly beautiful Kanal neighbourhood looks like now, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
“The Canal neighbourhood near the Siversky Donets-Donbas canal has turned into a pile of ash – this is how it looks now. This landscape, which was once beyond our imagination, has become commonplace over the two years of war. Our unity today will determine how our cities will look like tomorrow,”
– the military said.
At the same time, the soldiers of the 24th King Danylo Brigade continue to defend the city from much larger enemy forces in the most difficult conditions. The Ukrainian Armed Forces also called on Ukrainians to support their defenders.
The military said that the situation in and around Chasovyi Yar is extremely difficult. The enemy is constantly launching massive frontal assaults and trying to bypass the town from the north and south.
In addition, the occupiers are mercilessly shelling Chasiv Yar with guided aerial bombs and all kinds of weapons.
As Kommersant Ukrainian wrote
, the fierce battle for Chasiv Yar will determine a lot during the summer campaign of 2024. In fact, it is the gateway from Kostiantynivka and further west.
If Konstantinovka and Chasiv Yar fall, the gates to Sloviansk and Kramatorsk will be open, hundreds of thousands of people will leave, and industry will be evacuated or destroyed.
It will also be a big disadvantage for morale – the Russians will be back where it all started and where they were already thrown out in the summer of 2014.
That is why this battle really means a lot.
In general, the importance of Chasovyi Yar is clear: it is the flank of Kostiantynivka and the old front with good fortifications, pillboxes and minefields. It is a commanding height, a junction and a road to the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.
If the Defence Forces cannot hold the heights, which are well-prepared, covered by a canal and several factories, it will not get any easier.
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