Russia shifts tactics around Chasiv Yar

For two days in April, Russian forces conducted direct assaults on the Ukrainian stronghold of Chasiv Yar using tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and motorcycles. Ukraine's 24th Brigade reportedly repelled these attacks, destroying the armored vehicles. In response, Russian forces are now shifting tactics, attempting to bypass Chasiv Yar by infiltrating the nearby settlement of Novodmytrivka with the apparent goal of advancing on foot toward the strategic city of Kramatorsk. Analysts note this mirrors the 'Pokrovsk playbook,' a previous Russian operational pattern of bypassing heavily defended urban areas.