{"id":2050002,"date":"2025-07-31T18:15:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T16:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/?p=2050002"},"modified":"2025-07-31T21:13:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:13:13","slug":"russia-claims-key-donetsk-victory-as-deadly-strikes-hit-kyiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/en\/latest-news\/2025-07-31\/russia-claims-key-donetsk-victory-as-deadly-strikes-hit-kyiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia claims key Donetsk victory as deadly strikes hit Kyiv"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kyiv\/Moscow (EFE). \u2013 Russia on Thursday claimed to have fully seized the eastern Ukrainian city of Chasiv Yar after over a year of intense fighting, as a fresh wave of missile and drone strikes on Kyiv left at least 11 civilians dead, including a six-year-old boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a result of offensive operations by the Southern group of troops, the city of Chasiv Yar of the Donetsk People\u2019s Republic has been liberated,\u201d the Russian Defense Ministry said on its Telegram channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chasiv Yar, located near Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, had a prewar population of around 12,000 and has been the site of fierce combat since April 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia claimed by February it controlled 90 percent of the city, which sits just 5 kilometers northeast of Kostiantynivka, considered a strategic defensive line for Ukrainian forces protecting Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Ukraine rejected Russia\u2019s claim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Viktor Tregubov, spokesperson for the Khortytsia group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, told local media RBK that the situation is \u201cthe same as in previous months.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-161-1024x723.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2050083\" style=\"width:841px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-161-1024x723.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-161-300x212.webp 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-161-768x542.webp 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-161-1536x1084.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-161-405x286.webp 405w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-161-1200x847.webp 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-161.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The independent Ukrainian analysis platform DeepState reported Thursday that Ukrainian forces were still holding parts of the city\u2019s south and west.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, Russian officials presented the claimed capture as a major blow to Ukrainian defenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe liberation of Chasiv Yar effectively means the collapse of the Ukrainian Armed Forces&#8217; defensive line toward Konstantinovka,\u201d Igor Kimanovsky, an advisor to the Russian-installed leadership in Donetsk, told state-run TASS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Missile Strike Devastates Kyiv In Kyiv, a new barrage of Iranian-made Shahed drones and Iskander-K cruise missiles struck residential areas, killing 11 people and injuring at least 93, 11 of them children, according to Ukraine\u2019s State Emergency Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia launched more than 300 Shahed drones and eight cruise missiles in the attack. 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