JonPreston quoting: "Devastation of the "Kanal" district, on the east side of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region.Ukrainian forces recently withdrew from the district, amid relentless Russian advances.
Photos by @MaryanKushnir pic.twitter.com/M4hxILt8yV— Mike Eckel (@Mike_Eckel) July 8, 2024"
That is exactly my understanding -- the lower "eastern suburb" which Russians have used to claim they've conquered all of Chasiv Yar.
They didn't, at least not yet.
In reality, we're talking about Russians taking fractions of a square mile at a Russian-Ukrainian casualty ratio of circa six-to-one.