“There are some signs that Russian troops are regrouping in order to concentrate their operations in the east,” the Ukrainian General Staff said in a statement released Tuesday evening, quoted by Ukrinform.
“As of 00:00 on March 30, 2020, the Russian invaders failed to reach the administrative borders of Donetsk and Lugansk regions, surround the cities of Kyiv and establish control over the left-bank part of Ukraine,” you can read in the information.
At the moment, the withdrawal of individual units of the armed forces of the Russian Federation from the Kiev and Chernihiv regions continues. “There are some signs that Russian soldiers are regrouping to focus their efforts in the east,” the Ukrainian General Staff said in a statement.
Ukrinform notes that, according to the General Staff, the so-called. The “withdrawal of troops” can also be a replacement of individual units in order to mislead the command of the Ukrainian armed forces and create the erroneous impression that Russia has abandoned the encirclement of Kyiv.
According to the press release, the positions of Russian troops in other regions have not changed much.
US skeptical of Kremlin statements
During a joint press conference at the White House with Singaporean Prime Minister Joe Biden, he was asked if Moscow’s announcement of a troop withdrawal from Kyiv and Chernigov was a signal of the end of the war in Ukraine or a game in time by Russia.
The President of the United States replied that he did not draw any conclusions from this and that it was actions, not statements, of Russia that mattered. Let’s wait and see what they do. At the same time, we intend to continue to maintain tough sanctions and continue to provide the Ukrainian military with weapons necessary for self-defense. And we will continue to closely monitor what happens,” Biden said.