Chasiv Yar (Ukrainian: Часів Яр, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃɑ.s⁽ʲ⁾iu̯ jɑr]) is a city in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

Chasiv Yar as a notable settlement can be traced back to 1876 when a Russian noble established a refractory site to process local clay that is abundant in the area.

[17] On 9 July 2022, Russian rocket strikes on the city destroyed a railway station[18] and partially ruined a residential building.

[24][25][26] The city acted as a regrouping position, where Ukrainian troops rotated into and out of Bakhmut, giving them time to rest and resupply.

[8] As of August 2023, there were slightly over 1,000 civilians living in the remains of Chasiv Yar, who became less reliant on humanitarian aid as spring and summer allowed them to maintain gardens for produce.

[40][41] The Governor of Donetsk Oblast, Pavlo Kyrylenko, reported that the city was hit by a Russian cluster munition strike on 23 July.

[42] On 10 September, a car containing four foreign aid workers for Road to Relief, a Spain-based NGO that supports civilians in the Donbas, was shelled by Russian forces.

Road to Relief's Needs Assessment team's job was to visit the front line and determine where to allocate resources.

[45] Russia resumed ground offensives towards Chasiv Yar starting on 3 January 2024, according to the newly promoted Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi.

Geolocated footage confirmed by the ISW indicated this information is correct, resulting in the Kanal Microdistrict of Chasiv Yar being marked as under Russian control.

[18][15] Ethnic makeup of Chasiv Yar as of 2001:[54] Native language as of the 2001 Ukrainian census:[53][full citation needed]