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After a 16-month war, Russia claims to have captured the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar

After nearly 16 months, Russia announced on Thursday that it had taken the town of Chasiv Yar (in eastern Ukraine) after fighting.

If confirmed, the advance would be a major victory for Moscow and allow them to push on toward key "fortress cities" in the Donetsk Region, such as Kostiantynivka and Sloviansk.

On Thursday morning, the Ukrainian General Staff said that Russian forces attacked areas near Chasiv Yar.

DeepState is a Ukrainian mapping site with open-source data that shows the frontlines. It showed Ukraine's troops controlling the western portion of the town.

The battle for Chasiv Yar started in April of last year when Russian paratroopers reached the eastern edge. The Russian state media reported that Russian soldiers began calling their Ukrainian counterparts in the town, demanding they surrender or face being wiped out with aerial guided bombs.

Before the war, this town had more than 12,000 residents and an economy centered around a brick factory and a factory producing reinforced concrete.

It is located just west of Bakhmut. Russia took Bakhmut in 2023, after one of its bloodiest battles. Mark Trevelyan, Sharon Singleton and Anastasiia malenko reported from Moscow and Kyiv respectively. Mark Trevelyan wrote the article.

(source: Reuters)