Critical situation: Ukrainian Armed Forces report on the battles for Chasiv Yar

The situation in the Chasiv Yar area of Donetsk region remains critically difficult, with battles raging on the edge of the Siverskyi Donets-Donbas canal.

This was reported by the press service of the Operational Strategic Grouping of Troops "Khortytsia."

"The intensity of enemy shelling has not decreased. The Russians continue to attack with the forces of former convicts from the "Storm-V" units, paratroopers, and special forces. In the past day, 257 mortar and artillery attacks were recorded," the report states.

According to the Operational Strategic Grouping of Troops, the enemy's tactic is to deploy their infantry to the forest area, where the invaders dismount, disperse and try to storm the positions of our defenders.

"The enemy's army covers its assault operations with artillery shelling, kamikaze drone drops and "Lancets". In the past day, 51 enemy assaults were conducted in this area, 9 of which were on Chasiv Yar," the military added.

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