Although the entire battlefield in eastern Ukraine is on fire everywhere, the Ukrainian military still believes that Chasov Yar must not be lost. RV relayed that CBC News reported that apparently, after the Russian army occupies Chasov Yar, the Russian army will turn the city into a springboard for attacking the "defensive pillars" of the Ukrainian army. First of all, Konstantinovka and Druzhkovka on the western flank, as well as the larger Kramatorsk and Slavyansk in the north, will be attacked, the report said. Secondly, Chasov Yar is an important logistics center for the reorganization of the Ukrainian army. If lost, it will be difficult for the city to regain it.
In recent days, compared to northeastern Maryinka and Kupyansk, Chasov Yar has been much calmer. The Russian army, having taken full control of the canal micro-area, does not seem to be in a hurry to attack the main city of Chasov Yar. At present, the main direction of attack of the Russian army between Bakhmut and Chasov Yar is the defensive position of the Ukrainian army between southern Ivanivsk and Klishivka, and Russia has invested the Chechen "Almat" special forces in order to eliminate the intercostal threat and stabilize Ivanivsk, a springboard base for attack.
Moreover, in the past few days, the frequency of bombing by the Russian Air Force on the urban area of Chasov Yar and the surrounding Ukrainian defense line has also decreased significantly. This seems to have given the Ukrainian army the opportunity to adjust its deployment and maneuver to change its defense. The Ukrainian military once again telegraphed the 3rd Assault Brigade (Azov) stationed in the Umansk direction to quickly reinforce Chasov Yar, but the 3rd Azov Assault Brigade went crazy and refused to go to Chasov Yar for the fourth time to die. Earlier, the 3rd Assault Brigade replied to Syrsky's reinforcement order that "Chasov Yar has actually been lost", and any reinforcement plans would be unwise against this background.
On April 28, the personnel of the Ukrainian General Staff revealed that "after the refusal of the Azov Brigade to go to Chasov Yar, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Syrsky was forced to send the GUR special forces to Chasov Yar." "This picture is a complete recreation of the Battle of Avadiivka. At that time, the 3rd Azov Assault Brigade refused to reinforce the trapped Ukrainian troops in the southern industrial zone of Avadiivka, and stopped at the coking plant north of Avadiivka, which led to the fact that Syrsky had to send GUR special forces over. Fortunately, the 110th Mechanized Infantry Brigade suddenly broke out, and the GAU special forces avoided the risk of being surrounded and annihilated.
However, this time the Ukrainian GUR special forces will not necessarily have such good luck. In fact, the Russian army's suspension of the offensive on the urban area of Chasov Yar is to attract more Ukrainian troops to reinforce Chasov Yar. Like during the battle of Bakhmut, Chasov Yar has been turned into another "meat grinder" to further deplete Ukraine's already stretched ground defenses. And Ukraine's most elite GUR special forces will not only be unable to recover the final defeat, but will also be chewed up by the Russian army.