Russians set fire to industrial collector with soldiers' bodies near Chasiv Yar – video

Recently, near the city of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast, occupiers set fire to a collector, likely to conceal evidence of personnel losses, according to the Luhansk Operational-Tactical Group.

Russian forces exploited thick fog and limited visibility to covertly move through pipelines to a collector near the village of Kalynivka, close to Chasiv Yar.

Between January 4 and 8, movement of over 100 occupiers was recorded. Intelligence suggests they had stationed themselves in the pipeline network to prepare for future assault operations toward Chasiv Yar.

However, on January 9, an airstrike targeted the Russian concentration. The attack reportedly resulted in up to 100 occupiers killed. For two days following the strike, no movement was observed near the pipelines or collector.

On January 21, the occupiers ignited the collector, likely to hide traces of the mass casualties and avoid evacuating the dead. Smoke and fire were observed for five hours.