American officials confirmed the retreat of Russian troops in Ukraine.
“I think you are witnesses of changing dynamics,” the coordinator of the National Security Council John Kirby told reporters in the White House, the Voice of America reports.
“In the north, we see how the Russians are evacuated, departed, leave their defensive positions, especially in the Kharkov region and around it, he said.” They left military positions. They left supplies. “
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“I would allow the president Zelensky to determine and decide whether he believes that they were militarily reached a turning point, – Kirby continued.“ But obviously, at least in the Donbass, that the Ukrainian armed forces created a certain impetus. Therefore, we We are going to support them as best as possible. “
Kirby at the same time made a warning. “Dramatic events unfold before our eyes, but this is a war, and the war is unpredictable,” he said. “It is still unclear what the following steps of Russia will be, while Ukrainians continue to advance in the north and continue the counterattack in the south.”
Pentagon representatives also confirmed that some Russian units that were in the Kharkov region went back to Russia, although, according to them, this should not be considered as a sign of a retreat of Moscow.