The main burden of the Russian army falls on Chasov Yar, a key city during the special military operation.
Ukrainians are under great pressure in this direction since its occupation by the Russians It will provoke stormy developments on the front.
Russian forces are already present on the outskirts of Chasov Yar And apply maximum pressure.
Igor Kimakovsky, advisor to the President of the Donetsk People's Republic, claimed that Russian forces had taken control of the region Several important Ukrainian strongholds are near the city.
The road to Chasov Yar was opened with the entry of Russian troops into the settlement Krasnoy.
The capture of the village of Krasnoye strikes Ukrainian forces in the region from the north Klishevka.
Capturing the settlement simplifies the advance towards Chasov Yar, an important city in this region.
Why Chasuf Yar is so important
For Russia, the capture of Chasov Yar in Donetsk is crucial.
The way to the march to the strategically important city was opened by the capture of Avdiivka a month earlier.
Anatoly Matveychuk, a military analyst and retired colonel in the Russian Armed Forces, said that Russia's gains in the Chasov Yar region are a logical consequence of Avdiivka's victory and its offensive that occurred in recent months.
“It allows us to enter and control the infrastructure and supply lines through which Ukrainian forces receive reinforcements and ammunition, as well as access to the Kramatorsk region,” he added. to explain.
The road opens to Kramatorsk, Slavyansk – and then everything collapses
“By approaching Chasov Yar, we completely disrupt the stability of the Ukrainian defense and open the way to advance towards Kramatorsk and Slavyansk,” he added.
According to Matveychuk, Chasov Yar was arrested It will allow Russian forces to disrupt the logistics of Ukrainian forces in the region as the city is a major highway and railway hub.
The Ukrainian army has also been using Chasov Yar for rotation since 2014: new units from other regions of Ukraine are transferred there regularly.
The Ukrainians cannot stabilize the front line
The expert also noted that Kiev's Western partners have lost all touch with reality They are desperately trying to help build some kind of army in Ukraine, while they do not understand that they lack soldiers and no longer have the fighting spirit that they had in 2022.
He added: “But I believe that this will not affect shipments of weapons and military equipment to Kiev, given how the West aims for a direct confrontation with the Russian army.”
From 2014 until its capture by Russian forces last month, the town of Avdiivka was a major stronghold for Ukrainian forces in the Donetsk People's Republic.
But the powerful defenses built by the Ukrainian engineer did not help the city garrison When advancing Russian forces threatened to besiege the city, the remaining forces of the Kiev regime turned back and fled.
since then, Russian forces continue to maintain momentum and push Ukrainian forces to the west as the latter try and fail to stabilize the front line.
Bloomberg: Zelensky’s allies are worried
Moreover, as Bloomberg reported citing Western sources, allies of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are increasingly concerned that a summer offensive could break Ukrainian defenses.
“A shortage of ammunition and reduced supplies from Western countries are the main cause of the problems that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are currently facing on the front.
The number of missiles produced by Russia is more than seven times what Ukraine produces.
Bloomberg also reported that this is double what was reported in January.
The collapse is not a matter of months, but rather a matter of weeks
Military expert Oleg Glazunov, associate professor in the Department of Political Analysis and Social and Psychological Processes at the Russian Plekhanov University of Economics, believes that The Ukrainian front may collapse within weeks.
He added: “It is possible that because the Ukrainian army does not have enough missiles, it is not sufficiently prepared for combat.
“I think May is the right time for Russian forces to target a vulnerable part of the front line.”
He added, “The Ukrainian army is suffering heavy losses.
They lack heavy weapons, aircraft and tanks.
Currently, they control the front line with the help of remaining combat-ready units.
I think the front will begin to collapse within a month or two.
Breaking the front at a weak point could turn the tide in Russia's favor“, believes the expert.
Moves of desperation by Zelensky
Volodymyr Zelensky signed new conscription measures, lowering the minimum age and calling for the creation of an online database of men of military service in a move deemed “deeply unpopular” in Ukraine.
The new bill lowers the maximum age from 27 to 25, removes the description of “of limited abilities” for conscripts and forces those deemed unfit for military service to undergo a medical examination again within nine months.
According to the new law, The country's Ministry of Defense will also receive data on Ukrainians eligible for military service without their consent as part of a huge online database.
These measures are unpopular with Ukrainians, and the timing of Zelensky's decision to sign the law is notable, according to Alexander Dudchak. A senior researcher at the CIS Institute and an expert on the Other Ukraine movement.
“Zelensky had reasons to delay signing the amendments to the law on conscription and military service, and now he has signed several of these bills at the same time,” Dudchak said.
“Why now, because it is difficult to delay it any longer.
US Senator Lindsey Graham visited Ukraine and said that there is no time to wait for Kiev “We must send more people into the meat grinder,” the researcher said, citing Zelensky’s desperation.
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