The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian forces, Oleksandr Sirski, said today that the Ukrainian troops defending the city of Chasov Yar, the focus of the conflict on the eastern front, received additional weapons to better block the penetration of the Russian army, which wants to occupy that strategic place.
"Measures have been taken to significantly strengthen the brigades with ammunition, drones and electronic warfare equipment," he wrote on Facebook and said he visited the mentioned units.
He said last night that the situation on the front has "deteriorated significantly", indicating that Russian soldiers have increased their pressure in the direction of Chasov Yar.
If Russian troops occupied that city, they would have the chance to advance in the region. The high-altitude city lies less than 30 kilometers from Kramatorsk, the capital of the Ukrainian-controlled zone and an important railway and logistics hub for the Ukrainian military.
Sirski said today that Russia is concentrating its forces to break through Ukrainian defenses west of Bakhmut, a town that the Russians captured last May after a particularly bloody and devastating battle.
He said that the goal of the Russian military command is to capture Chasov Yar before May 9, when Russia celebrates Victory Day over Nazi Germany.
As he said, Russia wants to create the conditions for a deeper penetration towards Kramatorsk.
In recent weeks, Russia has intensified its bombing of the border region of Kharkiv, where the city of the same name, the second largest in Ukraine, is located.
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