The 26th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues to engage in defense of strategic locations like Chasiv Yar, despite recent increases in Russian troop activity. Analysts note a stalling of the Russian offensive in this region due to troop reallocations. While some areas have seen calmer conditions with withdrawals of armored vehicles, others remain under threat, complicating Ukrainian defense strategies. Plans for capturing key towns like Chasiv Yar and Toretsk have largely failed for Russia, which has not captured these strategic points or disrupted their supply lines effectively.
Barefoot to avoid getting mud on the armored vehicle. This is how the artillerymen of the 26th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire their howitzer at enemy troops.
Military analysts and senior Ukrainian army commanders have warned that the Russian offensive has stalled in recent weeks in this region due, among other reasons, to the Kremlin's diversion of troops.
Moscow's plans for Donetsk province over the past six months prioritized the partial encirclement of Pokrovsk, another of the cities hotly contested in the past year.
All those plans went awry. They failed to take either Chasiv Yar or Toretsk, although in the latter case they officially proclaimed a nonexistent victory.
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