Posted on 06/04/2024 1:43:16 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
After months of fighting, the Russians are still struggling to gain a toehold in Ukraine’s 266th biggest population center.
Shortly after finally capturing the ruins of Avdiivka following a bloody, five-month battle that culminated in February, Russian forces in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region took aim at another eastern prize: the industrial town of Chasiv Yar, which had a pre-war population of around 12,000.
Exposed on the very edge of the line of contact west of Bakhmut and depending on a north-south canal—a canal with two easy crossing points—for its defense, Chasiv Yar is vulnerable. And its easternmost canal district, on the far side of the canal from the town center, is even more vulnerable.
Chasiv Yar should’ve been easy picking for the nearly 500,000-strong Russian force in Ukraine. Instead, it—like many other front-line towns—has become an attrition trap for the Russians. They’ve made incremental gains that can be measured with a yardstick, but at the cost of thousands of casualties. Ukrainian casualties are much lighter.
The Russian strategy in the months-long battle for Chasiv Yar is obvious. Under intensive close air support, Russian troops from the 200th Arctic Motor Rifle Brigade, 299th Air Assault Regiment, 11th Air Assault Brigade and other units attack the canal district in order to secure a foothold for a direct assault on the center of Chasiv Yar—while also attacking the village directly to the north, Kalinina, in order to put pressure on the supply lines into Chasiv Yar.
It’s not going well for the Russians. And even the recent introduction of Russian TOS-1 and TOS-2 thermobaric rocket launchers to the Chasiv Yar sector hasn’t decisively tilted the local balance of power. As of Tuesday, the Ukrainian 41st Mechanized Brigade, 241st Territorial Defense Brigade and Presidential Brigade remain in control of Chasiv Yar, the canal district
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If you think having a thermonuclear war with Russia over corrupt Ukraine is a good idea, you’re insane!
Mucousmarxistmus needs to get schooled on what is really happening in Ukraine.
Some dope from Nooseweek just takes the hogwash he is told and writes it up. Then they put it out there for a bunch of tards, same as Zeepertards, to spread the bull poop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIWR9Pdt7O0
I know, volunteer for Ukraine.
That’ll show us all, won’t it?
Russia Captures Praskoviivka l Upcoming Encirclement Of Ukrainian Forces
Power outrages are now the norm in Ukraine:
Kharkiv in 3 days! Putin Afrika Korps stronk!
Can you point out for the class where Africa is inside Ukraine Crimea or Russia?
I can point you to a New York variant in Ukraine.
Did you really think Putin’s Afrikans Korps would lead you to victory in Kharkiv?
Russia absolutely will take everything east of Dnieper river unless Ukraine unconditionally surrenders. It’s a matter of when, not if.
If you want to know anything, just axe David.
Your Afrikans Korps can’t even advance 100 yards towards Kharkiv. What were you thinking?
While you’re obsessing about Kharkiv, Ukraine loses ground elsewhere.
Hurry, hurry, hurry, to the front!, says illegitimate president Jim Jones Zelensky.
>>>>❤️<<<<
Killed any bears today meggie?
>>>>Russia loves Ukraine counter attacks. This means Ukraine lost more than 1700 troops like they did the other day.
Hurry, hurry, hurry, to the front!, says illegitimate president Jim Jones Zelensky.<<<<
The thought of those men being shoved into the meat grinder for the purposes of funding the Zelensky/Biden Money Laundering Operation and enriching the MIC makes me furious.
And the warmongering, blood thirsty zeepers sit at their keyboards in their safe surroundings and type away. Nothing will happen to them. They’re not on the front line.
Hypocrites.
C’est la guerre.
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