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578:(Serakiztsi), besieged the Grochowce fort and occupied it. The armored train of the chetar Sadlich operated in the direction of Ustrzyki, its crew blew up a railway bridge. The armored train supported Berezhnytsky's riflemen attack on Przemyśl. The Polish command concentrated the overwhelming forces there, including an armored trains. In the evening, the platoon of Karavan occupied Fort Optyń in
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