Russia withdraws troops from Kyiv and changes strategy – US intelligence

The command of the RF Armed Forces has finally begun to understand the mistakes that prevented them from advancing in the north, and now decided to focus on the east and south of Ukraine.

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In some northern regions of Ukraine, the withdrawal of part of the Russian troops began. BTG leave the occupied territory around Kyiv in order to strengthen to the south and east. About it informs CNN, citing two senior US officials who see such a maneuver as a major strategic change.

On Tuesday, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the decision to radically reduce military activity in the Kiev and Chernihiv directionsas stated by Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin.

American analysts admit that the withdrawal of troops may be accompanied by air and artillery shelling of Kyiv. At the same time, US officials warn that Russia will always return if combat conditions favor it.

This step was taken after the peace talks between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations, which took place on Tuesday, March 29, in Istanbul.

US officials do not view these troop movements as a short-term regrouping, but as a long-term solution. This is explained by the fact that, perhaps, representatives of the RF Armed Forces began to realize their mistakes, which did not allow them to advance in the north.

According to some people from Ukrainian intelligence, Russian President Vladimir Putin may try to divide Ukraine into two parts, by analogy with North and South Korea. Brigadier General Kirill Budanov, who heads the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, said that Russia’s military operations around Kyiv failed, because. The Russian army failed to overthrow the central government. Now, Budanov believes, Putin’s troops will concentrate in the south and east of the country.

According to the general, there is some evidence that Putin is considering Korean script for Ukraine. In other words, the RF Armed Forces may try to draw a border line between the non-occupied and occupied regions. In fact, this is an attempt to make North and South Korea out of Ukraine.

Previously Focus reported that the RF Armed Forces inflicted missile attack on the Khmelnytsky region. The target of the Russians was the airfield located in Starokonstantinov. As a result, the Russian army destroyed all available stocks of fuel and lubricants.

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