Evacuation after the invasion of the strategically important Chsiv Yar

Russian troops are entering strategically important towns in eastern Ukraine, according to consistent reports Chasif jar Further ahead. He kept it there for a long time Sieversky-Donets-Donbass Canal Forming a natural defense line for Ukrainians. Meanwhile, the Donetsk region, which also includes Chisiv Yar, has ordered the evacuation of children and their guardians due to daily Russian bombings.

According to military blogs, Russian forces have crossed the canal at several points and are trying to establish a foothold in the city. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) also wrote in a report late Saturday that Russian troops are operating west of the canal. The Ukrainians had to abandon the eastern part of the city across the canal in July.

Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region

The Ukrainian General Staff made only general reference to the fighting around Chasiv Yar in a situation report, which said a total of 140 separate battles had taken place on the eastern and southern fronts of Ukraine since Saturday morning. The high number suggests the fighting is intense.

Chasiv Yar Region Donetsk Located west of the city of Bakhmut, the city was captured by Russia in 2023 after months of fierce fighting. Chasiv Yar is located on a hill and has since become a fortress defending important cities in the Ukrainian rear, such as Kostiantynivka and Kramatorsk.

Ukrainian troops have long been on the defensive in ground fighting in the east and south, and have had to withdraw troops in several places in recent weeks. Russia opened a second front near the city of Kharkiv in May, forcing Ukraine to move troops there. These are now missing from other parts of the front. Despite this, the Russian summer offensive has failed to achieve a breakthrough.

Child evacuation

On Sunday, the attacked state ordered the evacuation of children and their guardians from the Donetsk region in the east of the country. “The enemy bombs towns and villages in these communities every day, so the decision was made to take the children to a safe place with their parents or legal representatives,” said Donetsk Oblast Governor Vadym Filashkin. A list of towns and villages in regions where Russia has recently reported land gains has been released.

Ukraine was able to repel all five incoming Russian combat drones during a nighttime airstrike, but was unable to repel two Chin-59 cruise missiles, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. No information was available on what those were aimed at. Ukrainian Railways reported damage to its rail network in the Poltava region following Russian shelling. Ukraine has been fending off a massive Russian invasion for nearly two and a half years and has relied on military aid from Western countries.