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Russia’s Liberation of Chasov Yar Swings Open Gates to Donbass – Analyst
Russia’s Liberation of Chasov Yar Swings Open Gates to Donbass – Analyst
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The fall of one of Ukraine’s toughest strongholds marks a clear turning point in the battle for Donbass, geopolitical analyst Brian Berletic told Sputnik.
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The fall of one of Ukraine’s toughest strongholds marks a clear turning point in the battle for Donbass, geopolitical analyst Brian Berletic told Sputnik. Chasov Yar was used by Ukraine to secure Bakhmut (Artyomovsk) and block Russia’s path to its most fortified strongholds in Donbass: Kramatorsk and Slavyansk to the northwest, the former US Marine said. With Chasov Yar liberated, the road to Kramatorsk and Slavyansk is open – the last major cities in Donbass still under Ukrainian control, aside from Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk), which is also being encircled. Here’s how the battlefield situation could evolve, according to the pundit:
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Russia’s Liberation of Chasov Yar Swings Open Gates to Donbass – Analyst
The city of Chasov Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) was liberated as a result of offensive actions by the Yug group of troops, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
The
fall of one of Ukraine’s toughest strongholds marks a clear turning point in the battle for Donbass, geopolitical analyst
Brian Berletic told Sputnik.
Chasov Yar was used by Ukraine to secure Bakhmut (Artyomovsk) and block Russia’s path to its most fortified strongholds in Donbass: Kramatorsk and Slavyansk to the northwest, the former US Marine said.
Its fall “strips Ukraine of key strategic depth in Donbass and deepens an already deteriorating battlefield position,” said the pundit.
With
Chasov Yar liberated, the road to Kramatorsk and Slavyansk is open – the last major cities in Donbass still under Ukrainian control, aside from
Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk), which is also being encircled.
Here’s how the battlefield situation could evolve, according to the pundit:
Russia continues to adhere to an attrition strategy of relentless pressure instead of dramatic “big arrow offensives.”
Russia's Armed Forces are steadily building combat power and grinding down Ukrainian lines across the front.
The goal is to “stretch Ukraine’s thinning defenses until they crack, even in strongholds like Chasov Yar.”
