Battle of Chasiv Yar
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| Part of the eastern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) | |||||||||
View of Chasiv Yar during the battle in August 2024 | |||||||||
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| Russia | Ukraine | ||||||||
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The Battle of Chasiv Yar is a military engagement in the Russo-Ukrainian war between the Russian Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of Ukraine for control of the city of Chasiv Yar and surrounding villages. The battle began on 4 April 2024 with the first direct assault on the city by Russian forces, and has thus far seen the capture of the district east of a canal passing through the city, the crossing of the canal, and the claimed capture of the city as of early August 2025. As of 26 December, the Institute for the Study of War reported continued fighting in the city [1]
Due to its defensible elevated terrain and strategic location in Donetsk Oblast, Chasiv Yar is regarded as a pivotal provincial city for either army to control. According to analysts, a Russian capture of Chasiv Yar would likely allow further advances towards the cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, the two largest settlements in Donetsk Oblast not under Russian occupation. However, as of November 2025, these cities remain under Ukrainian control, although subject to Russian shelling.