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The Ukrainian military reported on Sunday that Russia has deployed approximately 25,000 soldiers around the strategic settlement of Chasiv Yar. This development comes as the Kremlin asserts control over another village in the Donetsk region.
According to Nazar Voloshyn, a spokesperson for Ukraine's Khortytsia grouping of forces, "the enemy has gathered a force of 20,000-25,000 servicemen" around Chasiv Yar, as reported by domestic media. Chasiv Yar, considered a "fortress city" by the U.S. think tank, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), is situated west of the Russian-controlled Donetsk city of Bakhmut. The ISW believes that capturing Chasiv Yar would facilitate Russian attacks on other significant defensive settlements in Ukraine.
Ukraine's army chief, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, stated last month that Moscow is trying to "break through our defenses west of Bakhmut," seize control of Chasiv Yar, and "create conditions for further advance" toward the Donetsk city of Kramatorsk, located northwest of Chasiv Yar. The Kremlin's goal is to capture Chasiv Yar by May 9, according to Syrskyi.
The ISW assessed on Saturday that "Ukrainian and Russian forces continued to engage in combat near Chasiv Yar on May 4, but there were no confirmed changes to the front line."
Russia has primarily focused its efforts on the eastern front lines, west of Bakhmut and west of Avdiivka, the former Ukrainian stronghold captured by Russia in February 2024.
Ukraine's military announced on Sunday that it had repelled a dozen attacks near Bakhmut in the previous 24 hours, including around the village of Klishchiivka, southwest of Bakhmut, and Ivanivske, west of Bakhmut and east of Chasiv Yar.
Russia's Defense Ministry reported that its troops had launched attacks on Ukrainian positions near Bakhmut, including around Klishchiivka.
In addition, Russian forces claimed to have "completely liberated" the village of Ocheretyne, northwest of Russian-held Avdiivka, according to a statement from Moscow. Ukraine's armed forces had previously stated in late April that Russia had gained a foothold in Ocheretyne, and heavy fighting was ongoing.
The ISW noted a "significant tactical advancement" by Russian forces near Arkhanhelske, northwest of Avdiivka, between Friday and Saturday. Earlier this month, Russian media had reported that Ukraine had withdrawn from the village, and geolocated footage from Friday showed Kyiv's troops pulling back from the north of the village, the ISW said.