A senior Ukrainian military intelligence official admits that the conquest of Chasiv Yar is “probably a matter of time,” given the magnitude of Russian superiority in firepower.
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The fall of Chasiv Yar “is a matter of time.” Russia tightens the siege with a superiority of 10 to one
A senior Ukrainian military intelligence official admits that the conquest of the strategic city of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region is “probably a matter of time” given the magnitude of Russian superiority on the ground, the newspaper writes. News from heaven.
A senior Ukrainian commander told The times that Russia has a 10-to-1 artillery advantage over the Ukrainian forces defending Chasiv Yar and also “total air superiority.”
Chasiv Yar. The Ukrainian bastion that Russia wants to conquer before May 9 and that could be the “key” to control Donbass
“We are doing everything possible to prevent the Russians from capturing Chasiv Yar before May 9,” the commander said, adding that hope now lies in the arrival of American military equipment.
In the most recent update on the conflict, the Institute for the Study of War highlights that intense fighting is taking place in the vicinity of Chasiv Yar.
An eventual capture of the city will allow Moscow’s forces to seize an important logistics center and open the way to the two large cities of the Donestsk region that are still under Ukrainian control: Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
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Russia says NATO is preparing for war with Moscow
Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO’s largest military exercise in recent decades, indicates that the Atlantic Alliance is preparing for war with Russia, says the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman.
“We have to admit that NATO is seriously preparing for a possible conflict with us,” Maria Zakharova was quoted as saying. News from heaven.
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Russia claims to have shot down ATACMS missiles launched towards Crimea
The Russian Defense Ministry claims that Crimea’s air defense intercepted several long-range ATTACMS missiles launched by Ukraine against the occupied Crimean peninsula, the Ukrainian newspaper reports. Ukraine Pravda.
The missiles, supplied by the United States, were launched last night towards the peninsula, occupied by Russian forces since 2014.
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Between dead and wounded, Russia loses 900 soldiers a day in Ukraine
Around 900 Russian soldiers are injured or killed in Ukraine every day, says the British Ministry of Defense in its usual daily report on the conflict.
The United Kingdom also adds that “Russian casualties are likely to increase again over the next two months as offensive operations in eastern Ukraine intensify.”
The British Ministry of Defense states that more than 465,000 Russian losses have been recorded since the start of the war, with an average of 899 dead and wounded per day.
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Six injured in Kharkiv and Dnieper by Russian drone attacks
According to the report, at least six people were injured (including a 13-year-old girl) as a result of two Russian attacks using Iranian-made drones in Kharkiv and Dnipro. News from heaven.
According to the Ukrainian air force, all 13 drones were shot down. However, debris hit critical infrastructure and residential and commercial buildings were damaged in the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
A 13-year-old boy and a woman were hospitalized, according to Kharkiv Governor Oleh Synyehubov. Two other women were treated at the scene.
Two people were injured in the Dnipro industrial region.
According to the Kyiv Independent, the drones were launched from Russia’s Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine to the north.
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