the city Chassiv Yar, one of the main rear bases of the Ukrainian army, a new target for the Russian army

Just ten kilometers west of Bakhmut is Chassiv Yar. This neighboring town is Moscow’s next target. Today it is one of the main rear bases of the Ukrainian army. “They are trying to advance and occupy more of our lands“, explains Stepan.

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This Ukrainian is installed with his brigade in an apartment building in the city. “We need modern American or European Union weapons, such as armor, military vehicles, everything that allows us to fight. The Russians are taking advantage of this moment to attack because they know that we are not well. equipped.”

“We must receive these weapons, it is urgent, otherwise more Ukrainians will die.”

Stepan, Ukrainian soldier

at franceinfo

Destitute Chassiv Yar civilians

Ukrainian soldiers are therefore impatiently awaiting the heavy weapons promised by the West, tanks and armored vehicles. By gaining ground, the Russian army brought civilians within range of its artillery. “Life here is very hard, explains Tanya, her face puffy from the cold.. Yesterday, we went to a place and 15 minutes after our passage, there were three strikes one after the other. If we had spent a quarter of an hour, after that we would have died. We are exhausted, we walk without knowing what will happen to us. The goal is to survive. I don’t even understand what this war is for.”

Tania decided to stay despite the danger, like Volodya, a pensioner on his bicycle. “There is no running water, no electricity, no gas. How are we going to heat ourselves? There is no one to answer this question. No manager, no mayor. “We are suffering. Where I live is even worse. It hits so hard that the ground shakes. Houses are cracking and some are destroyed.” Civilians who can now wait until the last moment before fleeing.