Russian forces continued offensive operations near Chasiv Yar on April 26.

Russian troops continued offensive operations near Chasiv Yar on Apr 26

Russian troops, currently on the eastern outskirts of Chasiv Yar, have intensified their efforts to capture the town since March 2024.

Kyiv has claimed that over 20,000 Russian troops have been gathered for the offensive on the city

President Volodymyr Zelensky has suggested that Moscow's forces have been ordered to take it by Victory Day on May 9

Three railway employees were killed and four more were wounded during a Russian missile attack on the eastern Donetsk region

Russian occupation forces shelled three districts of the Donetsk region over the last day, injuring 4 people.

In Krasnohorivka, Antonivka, Katerynivka, and Kostiantynivka were shelled; 1 person was wounded and 1 house was damaged in Mariinka district.

In Ocheretyne district, a person was wounded in Solovyove.

Kurakhove, Ostrye, and Ostrovske are under fire; 2 people were wounded, private houses and multi-story buildings damaged in Dobropillya.

In Lyman district, 3 houses were destroyed in Zarichne, and a house in Torske was damaged. The outskirts of Kostyantynivka district were shelled.

In Chasiv Yar district, 9 private houses, 2 multi-story buildings, and a non-residential building were damaged. A house was damaged in Toretsk. In Siversk, 4 houses and a non-residential building were damaged.

In just 24 hours, Russians fired 15 times at localities in the Donetsk region.