Russia’s goal to capture the town of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region by May 9 is not realistic, according to Toomas Väli, Deputy Chief of Operations at the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) General Staff. “They will not take it by May 9. Given that they have advanced ten kilometers from Avdiivka, maybe five kilometers at a time, Chasiv Yar is unattainable at this rate of advance,” he said. Väli noted that it is very difficult to take the entire Chasiv Yar because it is such a slow, systematic battle in urban conditions. “And taking Avdiivka, or, say, Bakhmut, took several months. So it is unlikel…