The commander of the "Southern" group announced an attack on Slavyansk and Kramatorsk
Russian military personnel are developing an offensive towards Slavansk and Kramatorsk, said the commander of the Southern Group of Forces, Colonel General Sergey Medvedev. "The formation of the military unit of the Third Army continues to advance on a wide front towards Slavyansk," Medvedev reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the auxiliary control point of the joint forces group. "In the direction of Kramtorsk, assault groups and units of the Volunteer Corps are developing an attack in the direction of the settlement of Kramtorsk," he said.