Russia faces insane losses in battles for Chasiv Yar, AFU speaker says
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Russia faces insane losses in battles for Chasiv Yar, AFU speaker says

Military Armed Forces of Ukraine

According to the spokesman of the "Khortytsia" OSG Nazar Voloshin, the occupying army of the Russian Federation lost thousands of soldiers in order to seize one quarter in Chasovoy Yar in Donetsk region.

Points of attention

  • The Russian army suffered significant losses in the battles for Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, losing thousands of soldiers, according to Khortytsia OSG.
  • The Ukrainian military effectively defended its positions and repelled enemy attacks in Chasiv Yar, showcasing their strength and resilience.
  • The intensified conflict in the Toretsk area included shelling and the use of aviation, further escalating the situation in the region.
  • The Ukrainian 24th OMB named after King Danylo successfully destroyed the enemy's self-propelled guns “Tulip” with the help of drones, demonstrating their tactical advantage.
  • The Russian occupiers are facing resistance from the Ukrainian forces as they attempt to expand the front line and carry out offensives towards Kostyantynivka, indicating a challenging situation for both sides.

What is known about the losses of the Russian army in the battles for Chasiv Yar

According to him, the Russian occupiers continue to press and try to carry out an offensive in various areas of the front, but the Ukrainian military is on the defensive and is giving a decent rebuff to the enemy.

The spokesman of the "Khortytsia" armed forces emphasized that only during the past day, the Russian occupiers shelled the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Chasovoy Yar 250 times.

The enemy captured the "Kanal" micro-district, losing at the same time an insane amount of manpower and equipment.

There, the enemy lost about 5,000 during the operation to capture one or one and a half blocks of Chasovoy Yar. Russian mothers and wives should know that their 5,000 men will not return home because they tried to take a certain area of the settlement, Voloshyn said.

He also added that fighters of the 24th OMB named after King Danylo with the help of drones destroyed the enemy self-propelled guns "Tulip".

What is known about the situation in the Toretsk area

Voloshyn also admitted that the front line has expanded due to the beginning of active actions of the occupying army of the Russian Federation in the Toretsk area.

There, the enemy is trying to conduct active combat operations, carrying out shelling from various types of weapons and aviation.

The enemy there is trying to conduct active combat operations and is shelling populated areas from various types of weapons, as well as from aviation. In particular, these are Shumy, New York, and Toretsk itself. Iron, Northern and Southern. Therefore, it was implied that the enemy is trying to storm the positions of our troops from the Horlivka side precisely in the Toretsk direction towards Kostyantynivka. Of course, he prevails there with infantry and also uses artillery and aviation, - noted the spokesman of the "Khortytsia" OSG.

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Like in Russia. Slovak authorities are trying to pass a law on "foreign agents"

Fico
Source:  Politico

The Slovak government is trying to push through parliament amendments to legislation that are effectively equivalent in content to the Russian law on "foreign agents" and its Georgian counterpart.

Points of attention

  • The Slovak government is proposing a law on 'foreign agents' that echoes the legislation seen in Russia, sparking mass protests across the country.
  • The draft law aims to label NGOs and independent media outlets receiving foreign funding as 'foreign agents', a move criticized by European authorities and human rights organizations.
  • Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's push for the law represents an attempt to assert control over civil society, but he denies mirroring Russian tactics for stifling dissent.

Fico wants to pass his own law on "foreign agents"

Thousands of Slovaks marched against these legislative changes. Street protests took place in Bratislava, Košice and other cities.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has long sought to subdue NGOs and independent media outlets, promising in 2023 to introduce a law that would designate them as foreign agents if they receive funding from abroad.

As of today, the relevant amendment to the law is in its second reading in parliament. A vote on it is scheduled to take place next week.

The European Commission recently warned the Slovak government that the law was unacceptable and that Brussels would take retaliatory measures. Numerous non-governmental and human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, have also condemned the bill.

Lucia Stasselova of the Peace for Ukraine initiative, which is organizing protests across the country, called the law "a tool for the systematic dismantling of civil society."

This law is copied from Russia, where similar legislation is used to destroy independent organizations, imprison opposition figures, silence the media, and repress. We will not allow Slovakia to follow this path.

Prime Minister Fico himself said that he respects people's right to protest, but denied that he was copying the Russian experience of suppressing dissent.

The draft law on NGOs has nothing to do with Russian, American or Israeli legislation. They (opposition-minded citizens — ed.) have run out of things to protest against, so now they are just making up another lie.

Robert Fico

Robert Fico

Prime Minister of Slovakia

As Politico notes, Hungary passed a similar law in 2017, but was forced to repeal it in 2023 after the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled it illegal.

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