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- Russian forces reached within 4 km of Slovyansk’s eastern outskirts, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said.
- Gerasimov reported Russian troops captured at least three villages northeast and southeast of Slovyansk over the summer.
- He added street fighting continues in two settlements near Slovyansk.
- The Institute for the Study of War said Russia intensified its east- and southeast-directed push after earlier northeast attempts failed.
