Battle of Chasiv Yar

Battle of Chasiv Yar
Part of the eastern Ukraine campaign in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Damage to Chasiv Yar following airstrikes in 2022
Date 4 April 2024 – present Location Chasiv Yar (and surrounding villages), Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine Result Ongoing
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Units involved
Russian Armed Forces  Russian Ground Forces 1st Army Corps 58th Spetsnaz Battalion[1] "Sever-V" Brigade[1] "Pyatnashka" International Volunteer Brigade "Night Wolves" drone detachment[2] "Hispaniola" Volunteer Brigade[3] 2nd Army Corps 4th Motorized Rifle Brigade[4] 8th Combined Arms Army 150th Motorized Rifle Division 102nd Motorized Rifle Regiment[4] Russian Airborne Forces 98th Guards Airborne Division 217th Guards Airborne Regiment[4] 299th Guards Parachute Regiment[4] 331st Guards Airborne Regiment[5] 1065th Artillery Regiment[1]  Russian Navy 14th Army Corps 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade[1] Storm-Z[6] Storm-V[6]	Ukrainian Armed Forces  Ukrainian Ground Forces 93rd Mechanized Brigade[5] 67th Mechanized Brigade[7] 5th Assault Brigade[8][9] 24th Mechanized Brigade[10] 26th Artillery Brigade[5] Pomsta Brigade[11] Kraken Regiment[12]

As part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a battle has been taking place between the Russian Armed Forces and the Ukrainian Armed Forces for control of the city of Chasiv Yar and the surrounding villages. The battle began on 4 April 2024 with the first direct assault on the city by Russian forces,^[13][14] and has thus far seen the capture of the Kanal and Novyi districts by Russia, the two easternmost of the city, and the advance of their forces to all land east of the Siverskyi Donets – Donbas Canal separating the city, including land of surrounding settlements.

The city is seen as pivotal toward further Russian advance in Donetsk Oblast, due to its high elevation and strategic location, in contrast to the last major battle in the area, the battle of Bakhmut, which saw warfare tactics and casualties comparable to those of World War II for little Russian strategic gain. Analysts have stated that a Russian seizure of the city would likely allow them to advance as far as the cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, the two largest settlements in Donetsk Oblast not under Russian occupation.