On May 5, the Russian army resumed its offensive in the direction of Chasov Yar! This front was relatively calm for a week, and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Syrsky, urgently transferred the Ukrainian GRU special forces to strengthen the defense of the strategic fortress after repeatedly ordering the 3rd Assault Brigade (Azov) to reinforce Chasov Yar. The British newspaper The Guardian reported that Chasov Yar is about to fall, and Ukrainians are watching the front line being approached by Russian troops. According to the report, the situation on the battlefield is extremely critical, and Russian troops are advancing with the support of gliding bombs dropped by the Aerospace Forces.
In the eyes of NATO, once Chasov Yar falls, Russian forces will use this high ground to strike at a number of nearby Ukrainian military cities. For example, Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk and Slavyansk. In order to achieve military goals, the Russian Air Force bombed the road bridge near Chasov Yar, cutting off the supply of military supplies to the Ukrainian army. This made it even worse for the Ukrainian defenders, who were already in the midst of a shortage of ammunition. According to the British media, the Russian army is actively advancing, systematically destroying enemy strongholds.
The Ukrainian defense forces are in the Chasov Yar direction, and the biggest dilemma is the absence of air defense protection. After the air defense system within a radius of tens of kilometers around it was destroyed by Russian Su-34 bombers and tactical missiles, the Russian Air Force began to "recklessly" put in Su-25 tactical bombers, dropping cheaper low-drag aerial bombs to bombard Ukrainian positions at low altitudes. Moreover, the Russian army also invested a large number of helicopter gunships to support the offensive of ground forces. This is the tactical equipment that the Russian army has been cautiously using before, which shows how high the lack of air defense weapons of the Ukrainian army on the front line is.
Russia's latest war report said that on May 5, the Russian 98th Airborne Division began to launch an offensive on the urban area of Chasov Yar, and the Russian Ka-52 and Mi-28N helicopter gunships launched unguided rockets at Ukrainian targets in Chasov Yar to support the Russian 98th Airborne Division's attack on the city. According to Russia-Ukraine network news, Ukraine has transferred troops from Slavyansk and other surrounding strongholds to support, and in the eastern suburbs of Chasov Yar, French and German mercenaries are involved in a fierce battle!
According to the report, the above-mentioned Franco/German troops were deployed in Slavyansk last month and are now fighting in Chasov Yar, and the situation of the Kiev authorities' army is becoming increasingly serious. Seven French soldiers are reported to have been killed in the fighting on the eastern outskirts of Chasov on 5 May. Earlier, more than 40 French "artillery officers" were killed or wounded in a missile attack on Ukrainian artillery positions in Slavyansk.