Russia is advancing towards Chasiv Yar, aiming to capture the city by May 9. What’s happening there and how threatening the situation is is detailed in RBC-Ukraine’s report below. Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi disclosed that the leadership of the occupying army has ordered its soldiers to seize Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region by May 9. This small town, located west of Bakhmut, was home to less than 20,000 people before the war escalated. Currently, the Russians have practically reached it from three directions. Why Russia wants to capture Chasiv Yar The significance of Chasiv Yar for the e…