Ukraine pushes back Russia, makes new progress in Chasiv Yar stronghold

A spokesman for southern Ukrainian forces, Nazar Voloshyn, said Russian forces had withdrawn from the Kanal district of the town of Chasiv Yar, a move that slowed Moscow's advances in the area, according to Reuters.

Ukrainian servicemen fire artillery towards Russian troops at a position near the town of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region (Ukraine) on June 27, 2024.

According to Mr. Voloshyn, the Russian military has shelled Ukrainian positions more than 200 times in the past 24 hours, mainly from the direction south of Chasiv Yar. In a report on June 27, the General Staff of the Ukrainian military said that Russia launched six attacks to push back Ukrainian forces in Chasiv Yar. However, the Ukrainian side repelled three of these attacks and other clashes continued fiercely.

On the Russian side, Mr. Igor Kimakovsky, advisor to the leader of the Donetsk People's Republic, announced on June 28 that the Ukrainian army had withdrawn from a number of important strategic areas near the city of Toretsk (southwest of Chasiv Yar and northeast of Avdiivka), and emphasized that Ukraine had recently lost dozens of soldiers in this area.

Earlier, Russian brigade commander Stanislav Orlov said Russian forces destroyed a communications tower on the town's highest point during the attack on June 27, according to Tass.

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The town of Chasiv Yar is the gateway to the rest of Donetsk Oblast, which Russia and Ukraine are still fighting over. The stronghold of Chasiv Yar is pivotal for Ukraine, located about 8 km from the city of Bakhmut and holding high ground overlooking a series of surrounding industrial towns.

Russian forces have been pushing into eastern Ukraine since February, seizing several villages since seizing the key town of Avdiivka. But Russia’s pace has slowed as Ukraine receives some of its weapons aid from the United States and the West.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ukraine-day-lui-nga-dat-buoc-tien-moi-o-thanh-tri-charsov-yar-185240628151946732.htm