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03-09-2024, 06:04 PM
Russian Forces Fail to Secure Fire Control or Establish Bridgehead in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine SaysChasiv Yar protects a cluster of towns. - Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, Druzhkivka, Kostyantynivka. The logistical routes of Ukrainian forces are controlled from this hill. As 155mm M-109 'Paladin' howitzer fires at Russian position on front line near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region.
Russian troops do not have fire control over the town of Chasiv Yar, in Donetsk, they been unable to establish a bridgehead, press officer of the 26th Artillery Brigade, the town is indeed under fire, but cannot be said enemy controls Chasiv Yar through fire damage,” soldiers told Espresso TV. @Kyivpost_official.
“Our defense lines run along Siversky Donets-Donbas canal, these positions are being held. The occupiers cannot cross them or establish a bridgehead anywhere,” highlighted that Chasiv Yar is located on a ridge dominating surrounding area, giving Ukrainian forces a tactical advantage. The town itself is on a hill, allowing control over lowlands below. Can see enemy & their assaults, it very effective to strike from above. Chasiv Yar acts as a fortress protecting surrounding agglomeration of towns – Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, Druzhkivka, Kostyantynivka,” commander said. According to him, Ukrainian forces also control logistics routes from this elevated position. “Northern flank of the Pokrovsk sector is also being covered from here, preventing enemy from advancing & striking our positions,” he added.
Ukrainian army, for its part, made rapid gains in early August in Russia after a surprise incursion into the border region of Kursk, gaining more than 1,100 square kilometres in 2-weeks. He reported Ukrainian forces continue to hold Klishchiivka & Andriivka settlements, despite their destruction by Russian forces. According to DeepState analysts, the most recent changes to the battle line in Chasiv Yar occurred in early August. On Aug. 30, Andriy Polukhin, a spokesperson for the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade, retracted an earlier statement claiming that Russian troops controlled 40 percent of Chasiv Yar.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/38339
Russian troops do not have fire control over the town of Chasiv Yar, in Donetsk, they been unable to establish a bridgehead, press officer of the 26th Artillery Brigade, the town is indeed under fire, but cannot be said enemy controls Chasiv Yar through fire damage,” soldiers told Espresso TV. @Kyivpost_official.
“Our defense lines run along Siversky Donets-Donbas canal, these positions are being held. The occupiers cannot cross them or establish a bridgehead anywhere,” highlighted that Chasiv Yar is located on a ridge dominating surrounding area, giving Ukrainian forces a tactical advantage. The town itself is on a hill, allowing control over lowlands below. Can see enemy & their assaults, it very effective to strike from above. Chasiv Yar acts as a fortress protecting surrounding agglomeration of towns – Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, Druzhkivka, Kostyantynivka,” commander said. According to him, Ukrainian forces also control logistics routes from this elevated position. “Northern flank of the Pokrovsk sector is also being covered from here, preventing enemy from advancing & striking our positions,” he added.
Ukrainian army, for its part, made rapid gains in early August in Russia after a surprise incursion into the border region of Kursk, gaining more than 1,100 square kilometres in 2-weeks. He reported Ukrainian forces continue to hold Klishchiivka & Andriivka settlements, despite their destruction by Russian forces. According to DeepState analysts, the most recent changes to the battle line in Chasiv Yar occurred in early August. On Aug. 30, Andriy Polukhin, a spokesperson for the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade, retracted an earlier statement claiming that Russian troops controlled 40 percent of Chasiv Yar.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/38339
