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Russians withdraw part of troops from Kakhovka, Nova Kakhovka

The units are being redeployed to Nyzhni Sirohozy.

Russians withdraw part of troops from Kakhovka, Nova Kakhovka
Photo: EPA/UPG

Russia is redeploying some of its units Kakhovka and Nova Kakhovka to Nyzhni Sirohozy in Kherson Region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff has said.

It added that the Russians are telling local residents that they would leave Kakhovka by the end of this year.

"Local who are loyal to the occupiers are offered to move to temporarily occupied Ukrainian Crimea," the General Staff said.

The Operational Command South recently said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces hold Russian logistical routes in the left bank under fire control.

A hotel was blown up in occupied Zaliznyy Port on 16 December.

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