For 2 Days In A Row, Russia Attacked Chasiv Yar (Again), And Were Beaten Back

Chasiv Yar, again? Yes, the Russians are again attacking Ukrainian positions at Chasiv Yar because it is on the way to Ukraine's fortress belt cities further west. 

But the Russians are being beaten back - as they have been elsewhere along the front - by a combination of Ukraine's drones, artillery and infantry. JL

David Axe reports in Trench Art:

Two days in a row, the Russian 70th Motor Rifle Division attacked Ukrainian positions at Chasiv Yar. Two days in a row, the Ukrainian 24th Mechanized Brigade fought back with drones, artillery and infantry. Ukrainian defenders destroyed enemy armored vehicles, transport, and troops even at the approaches to the positions. A similar breakthrough attempt was made by the Russians on April 18. They involved five armored combat vehicles, a tank, as well as motorcycles and ATVs for rapid advancement. However, thanks to the coordinated work of intelligence, drones, artillery, and infantry, the attack was thwarted. The Russians are trying to act in waves, combining equipment and light mobile groups, but is suffering huge losses.

The ruins of Chasiv Yar are the eastern doorway to Konstantynivka, a Ukrainian stronghold in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast.

Capture Konstantynivka, and the Russians will have a clearer shot at the last major free cities in Donetsk: Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, 12 miles north of Konstantynivka. Fail to capture Konstantynivka, and the Russians’ march toward Kramatorsk and Sloviansk could be much costlier.

But Chasiv Yar holds—well, at least the westernmost parts of it—almost exactly two years after the Russians arrived at the eastern outskirts. Two days in a row starting Saturday, the Russian 70th Motor Rifle Division attacked. Two days in a row, the Ukrainian 24th Mechanized Brigade fought back with drones, artillery and infantry.

“The enemy achieved no success,” the Ukrainian brigade reported. According to military information, the enemy has been trying to break through in the area of responsibility of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade for the second consecutive day, using armored vehicles and mobile assault groups.

The brigade reported that the latest mechanized assault was completely repelled. Ukrainian defenders destroyed enemy armored vehicles, transport, and troops even at the approaches to the positions.

«For the second consecutive day, the enemy is conducting mechanized assaults in the area of the 24th Brigade. The attack has been repelled. Enemy armored vehicles, cars, and troops — destroyed», — the military noted.

A similar breakthrough attempt was made by the Russians on April 18. They involved five armored combat vehicles, a tank, as well as motorcycles and ATVs for rapid advancement. However, thanks to the coordinated work of intelligence, drones, artillery, and infantry, the attack was thwarted.

Ukrainian military emphasize that the enemy is trying to act in waves, combining equipment and light mobile groups, but is suffering losses and not achieving tactical success.

The situation in this section of the front remains tense, as Russian troops continue to attempt to advance, despite significant losses