Chasiv Yar is a crucial strategic point for further advances toward Kostiantynivka, Kramatorsk and Sloviansk – three cities in Donetsk. Ukrainian military chiefs estimate that up to 25,000 Russian troops are trying to storm Chasiv Yar and surrounding settlements in the Donetsk region. They are attempting to capture the village of Ivanovskoye and the outskirts of Bogdanovka to break through to Chasiv Yar. Footage posted by pro-Kremlin military bloggers shows a Russian flag flying above the wrecked village, amid reports that Russian troops had advanced some 5 km in 10 days. Will Ukraine succeed in rebelling the Russians ?
