This was reported by the 24th King Daniel Brigade.
"The battle for Chasiv Yar continues, Ukrainian fighters are defending the city with tremendous effort," the statement said.
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russian occupiers deploy paratroopers, special forces, and former prisoners from Storm-V units to storm the city, attacking head-on and trying to outflank it.
"The fiercest battles are ongoing around the Siverskyi Donets-Donbas canal. In an attempt to expel the Ukrainian forces, the Russians are obliterating the city using Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower systems. These TOS-1A flamethrower systems, which deploy thermobaric warheads, have a substantial 'devastating effect' because of their significantly more powerful destructive force and blast wave compared to conventional explosives of the same size," the statement added.
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