At the same time that Ukraine expects more than 139 million euros in military support from the United States, Russia drops bombs that leave craters. “We have to be prepared day and night,” said one Ukrainian soldier.
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Heavy Russian attacks on Ukrainian positions defending the strategic city of Chasiv Yar on the Eastern Front are disrupting troop rotation and the delivery of some equipment, according to military personnel in the region.
Russian troops seek to take advantage of their advantage in numbers and weapons before Ukrainian forces are reinforced by the promised new Western military aid that is already arriving at the front, analysts said Tuesday by the Associated Press (AP).
The Kremlin army has attacked civilian targets with equal force, using powerful bombs that destroy buildings and leave huge craters.
Their months-long campaign to cut off electricity supplies to Ukraine aims to undermine public morale and deny power to Ukraine’s growing arms industry.
For Ukrainian soldiers defending the eastern region of Donetsk, Russian ground attacks and air strikes offer little respite after more than two years of war.
“We work, you might say, tirelessly,” said a platoon commander who, in accordance with his brigade’s rules, identified himself only by his first name, Oleksandr.
“So no two days are the same. We always have to be ready to work day and night.“He highlighted to the AP on Monday.
Maintaining Chasiv Yar is crucial. The city, highly sought after due to its strategic location and elevated position, but now largely in ruins, lies west of neighboring Bakhmut, which was captured by Russia last year after a 10-month battle.
Chasiv Yar. The Ukrainian fortress that Russia wants to conquer before May 9 and that could be the “key” to control Donbass
Ukraine is rushing to stabilize parts of the nearly 1,000-kilometer front line after the United States approved much-needed military assistance in April. A six-month delay in American aid has put Ukraine’s military on the defensive.
Members of the artillery brigade in Chasiv Yar reported that American ammunition began to arrive.
The United States is expected to announce in the coming hours that will send another 150 million dollars (more than €139 million) in much-needed ammunition for Ukraine, and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced Tuesday that the first shipment of ammunition under the Czech initiative has been delivered to Ukraine.
The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, has warned that it will be some time before the effects of new Western weaponry are felt on the front lines.
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However, he stated, “the Russian forces are trying to make progress. important from a tactical and operational point of view” before arriving.
Kremlin forces continued their attacks on civilian infrastructure with three airstrikes in the northeastern region of Kharkiv, local authorities said on Tuesday, although there were no injuries.
Russia has attacked Kharkiv in recent months, apparently to draw some Ukrainian forces away from the defense of Donetsk, while trying to create a buffer zone to prevent cross-border Ukrainian attacks.
Russia launched 42 rocket bombs hit Kharkiv region in the last 24 hoursUkrainian authorities stressed.
Source: Observadora
