Russia withdrew two-thirds of its army from Kyiv
A senior Pentagon official said on Monday that Russia has withdrawn two-thirds of its troops around Kyiv, mostly sent back to Belarus with plans to redeploy elsewhere in Ukraine.
“They have about a third of the forces against Kyiv left,” the official said on the basis of anonymity.
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“We start to see them getting stronger in Belarus. What we continue to believe is that they will be redeployed, re-supplied, maybe even reinforced with additional manpower, and then somewhere else.” and will be sent back to Ukraine to continue fighting,” the official said. said.
The Ukrainian army makes a strong push against the Russians, who invaded Ukraine on 24 February, redeploying Kyiv, with the clear intention of quickly capturing the capital and replacing the government.
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Western military analysts have called the failed Kyiv siege a significant defeat for the Russians, but Moscow has suggested that it wants to focus its military efforts on the country’s southeast Donbass region, where it has fought hand-in-hand with pro-Russian separatist forces. have mixed.
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A Pentagon official said the withdrawn troops had yet to show signs of moving into the Donbass. “We didn’t see them walking,” the officer said.
Still, the official said, the Pentagon believes the Russians are now going to be “more aggressive” in the Donbass region.
The official did not deny reports that Ukraine’s western allies were planning to supply tanks made in the former Soviet Union to continue their counterattacks on Russian forces.
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“We continue to discuss and negotiate with allies and partners about security assistance for Ukraine,” the official said.
“But these decisions about what a nation offers to Ukraine are national decisions they have to make for themselves.”
Nine weeks into the war, Washington has insisted that it was providing Ukraine only with “defensive” weapons, such as precision weapons to destroy Russian armored vehicles.
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The official said some 14 other countries are providing weapons with a generally more aggressive use.
Russia withdrew two-thirds of its army from Kyiv
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