2025／1／22， the defense post
週二（當地時間），一名烏克蘭軍方發言人告訴法新社（AFP），在遭到俄軍猛烈攻擊的烏
東前線要塞查西夫亞爾（Chasiv Yar），仍有超過 200 名平民留守，其多數為弱勢族群。
這座位於頓涅茨克（Donetsk）地區、具重要戰略意義的軍事中樞，自 2022 年以來不斷受
到襲擊，城內建築物幾近被摧毀殆盡。
「根據軍事管理部門的資料顯示，目前鎮內還有 229 位居民，」屬於「盧甘斯克」（Lugan
sk）集團部隊的發言人狄米特羅．扎波羅熱茨（Dmytro Zaporozhets）在一次訪問中表示。
「其中絕大部分是長者、身心障礙人士，以及照顧他們的家屬，」他補充。
在俄羅斯全面入侵前，查西夫亞爾約有 12,000 人居住。
然而，扎波羅熱茨指出，由於「活躍的軍事行動」以及「敵方無人機的使用」，烏軍軍事管
理部門已無法再為餘下的居民提供避難所或食物。
「不清楚他們現在是如何過活的，」扎波羅熱茨說。
「唯一可以確定的是，目前天氣狀況——沒有嚴寒低溫——勉強讓他們能在這種環境下生存
。」
若能攻下查西夫亞爾，對俄軍來說會是一個重大戰果，因為它鄰近克斯嘉尼夫卡（Kostyant
ynivka）和克拉馬托爾斯克（Kramatorsk）等更大的城鎮，而這些城鎮同樣是烏軍的重要據
點。
扎波羅熱茨表示，烏克蘭軍方目前仍掌控著查西夫亞爾的一座舊磚廠，先前俄軍嘗試進攻未
果，但俄軍現在正「往磚廠方向推進」。
他也提到，俄羅斯部隊在這座幾近全毀的城鎮裡行動迅速，他們使用由 3 至 8 人組成的小
型突擊隊，「這種戰術非常有效」。
「這種戰術的確帶給他們一些進展，因為分散的小型突擊隊相較之下更難應對，」他說。
「要追蹤並壓制這三到四人的小組較為困難，因為他們不斷移動、逃竄等。」
Over 200 Civilians Still in Ukraine’s Frontline Chasiv Yar: Army
More than 200 Ukrainian civilians, many of them vulnerable, are still in the fro
ntline stronghold of Chasiv Yar under heavy Russian assault, a military spokesma
n told AFP Tuesday.
The strategically important military hub in the eastern Donetsk region has been
under attack since 2022 and its buildings have been largely destroyed.
“According to the military administration, there are 229 people” living in the
town, Dmytro Zaporozhets, spokesman for the “Lugansk” group of forces, said i
n an interview.
“The vast majority of them are elderly people, people with disabilities, and th
ose who care for them,” he said.
Before the start of the full-scale invasion, Chasiv Yar was home to some 12,000
people.
It is no longer possible for the Ukrainian military administration to organise s
helters or distribute food to the remaining residents, Zaporozhets said, due to
“the active hostilities” and “the use of drones by the enemy“.
“It is unclear how these people exist now,” Zaporozhets added.
“The only thing we can observe is that the weather conditions — the absence of
severe frosts — allow people to survive in these conditions.”
Chasiv Yar would be a major prize for Russia’s military because it lies near th
e larger towns of Kostyantynivka and Kramatorsk, which are also important bases
for the Ukrainian military.
Ukraine still controls a former brick factory in Chasiv Yar, after a recent atte
mpted Russian assault failed, the spokesman said, but Moscow’s troops are “mov
ing in the direction of the factory”.
Russian forces are moving rapidly within the largely destroyed town, using “sma
ll assault groups of three to eight people”, Zaporozhets said, calling this tac
tic “effective”.
“This tactic brings them success, because dispersed small assault groups are ha
rder to deal with all the time,” he said.
“It is harder to control these three to four people, as they are constantly mov
ing, running away, and so on.”
“It is unclear how these people exist now,” Zaporozhets added.
“The only thing we can observe is that the weather conditions — the absence of
severe frosts — allow people to survive in these conditions.”
Chasiv Yar would be a major prize for Russia’s military because it lies near th
e larger towns of Kostyantynivka and Kramatorsk, which are also important bases
for the Ukrainian military.
Ukraine still controls a former brick factory in Chasiv Yar, after a recent atte
mpted Russian assault failed, the spokesman said, but Moscow’s troops are “mov
ing in the direction of the factory”.
Russian forces are moving rapidly within the largely destroyed town, using “sma
ll assault groups of three to eight people”, Zaporozhets said, calling this tac
tic “effective”.
“This tactic brings them success, because dispersed small assault groups are ha
rder to deal with all the time,” he said.
“It is harder to control these three to four people, as they are constantly mov
ing, running away, and so on.”