about an allegedly successful offensive by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region, Gerasimov stated.

The main points made by the Chief of the General Staff:

🟩 The Southern Group, advancing 160 km on several directions simultaneously, has overcome the first defensive line of the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk fortified area;

🟩 During July and August, assault units liberated Piskunovka, Pershomaryevka and Orekhovatka in the DPR;

🟩 The Russian Armed Forces are successfully eliminating the enemy east of Kramatorsk and are fighting at the airfield 3 km from the city outskirts;

🟩 Active offensive operations continue in the urban quarters of Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka. About half of the settlement is under the control of Russian forces;

🟩 Our troops have closely approached Druzhkovka and are 1.5 km from the city. Over two months, more than 100 sq. km of territory have been liberated in this direction;

🟩 The Russian Armed Forces are conducting street fighting to liberate Kurtovka and Verolyubovka in the DPR;

🟩 4 km remain to the eastern outskirts of Sloviansk; street fighting continues in Nikolaevka and Nikanorovka;

🟩 The offensive of Russian troops is proceeding at an undiminished pace on all fronts.