Jan 29, 2025 · Chasiv Yar was the last major Ukrainian defensive position standing between Russian forces and the larger urban centers of Kostyantynivka, Kramatorsk and Sloviansk — key targets for Moscow in ...

5 days ago · Russian troops are continuing their advance on the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar. In the first half of January, the Russian Armed Forces captured the Chasiv Yar Refractory Plant, previously the Ukrainian military’s main stronghold in the city. Now, the two armies are fighting over the ruins that once served as the town center. On …

Jan 29, 2025 · The battle for Chasiv Yar. In mid-2024, Russian forces captured a heavily damaged district on the eastern bank of the canal in Chasiv Yar. By fall, Russian infantry groups managed to cross the canal, launching attacks in the city's northern and southern sections. At the beginning of 2025, after intense battles, Russian troops seized the Chasiv ...

The battle of Chasiv Yar is an ongoing military engagement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine between the Russian Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of Ukraine for control of the city of Chasiv Yar and surrounding villages.

Chasiv Yar (Ukrainian: Часів Яр, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃɑ.s⁽ʲ⁾iu̯ jɑr]) is a city in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Bakhmut [10] and is the center of Chasiv Yar urban hromada.

May 2, 2024 · The footage shows Chasiv Yar — set amid green fields and woodland — pounded into an apocalyptic vista. The destruction is reminiscent of the cities of Bakhmut and Avdiivka , which Ukraine yielded after months of bombardment and huge losses for both sides.

Jul 4, 2024 · Russian troops have taken control of parts of a key hilltop town in eastern Ukraine, a strategic gain that could pose major problems for Ukrainian troops trying to defend the area from further...

Apr 25, 2024 · Now Russian forces have set their sight on Chasiv Yar, a hilltop fortress town in eastern Ukraine. The campaign is part of an intense effort by Russia to achieve what could be its most...

Apr 16, 2024 · Russian paratroopers have reached the eastern edge of the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar, which Kyiv's top commander says Moscow wants taken by May 9, the date when Russia marks the Soviet victory...

Jul 3, 2024 · Russia's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that its forces had taken control of a district in the key Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar, while Ukraine said the area was engulfed by intense fighting.