Chasiv Yar: Is Putin's claim that Russia has taken key Ukrainian town true? | DW News

Alex Graur

Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that Russian forces are advancing along the entire Ukrainian front line, and that his forces have taken control of the town of Chasiv Yar. Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy denied that the strategically important Ukrainian town had fallen after nearly 18 months of fighting, dismissing the Russian claim as "disinformation". But this video posted by a Russian military unit and verified by Reuters shows a Russian paratroop banner and the Russian