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Ukrainian forces have entrenched themselves between the town of Komsomolske and the village of Rozdolne in the Starobeshivsky district of the Donetsk oblast, spokesman for the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Andriy Lysenko said at a press briefing on Sept. 1.

 He said this helped provide cover for and help Ukrainian units coming out of encirclement near Ilovaysk in the Donetsk oblast.