The #Russian military offensive is progressing at an accelerating pace in all directions – Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Gerasimov. Other statements: - There are only 4 kilometers left to #Slavyansk. - Fighting continues east of #Kramatorsk and in the area of the airfield. In Alexeyevo-Druzhkovka, approximately half of the settlement is under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. - Russian units have approached Druzhkovka to within 1.5 kilometers.