A sufficiently large number of Russian units are forced to withdraw their troops outside Ukraine, to Russia or Belarus in order to restore their combat capability and replenish ammunition, Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesperson Oleksandr Motuzianyk has said.
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- Russian units forced to withdraw their troops outside Ukraine, to Russia or Belarus.
- Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesperson Oleksandr Motuzianyk said.
- Russian army can no longer conduct offensive operations with available forces and means in certain areas, he said.
- The Russian army “has not created an appropriate shock grouping,” he said at a briefing at the Ukrainian media center in Kyiv on Monday.
- The spokesman said Russian units are forced to restore their combat effectiveness, replenish ammunition, since the Russian army cannot conduct offensive ops with the available forces in certain parts of the country, he added.