Putin 'drastically' WITHDRAWS troops from Kyiv in sign Ukraine is winning

RUSSIA has said it is to “drastically reduce” forces near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv as its invasion continues to falter.

The announcement was made by the Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin and comes as a fresh round of peace negotiations get under way.

Fomin said Russian forces will also be reduced in Chernihiv region.

Moscow had decided to fund "cut back military activity in the direction of Kyiv and Chernihiv to increase mutual trust and create conditions for further negotiations", he said.

The announcement came as the Ukrainian military leadership had said it had began to notice Russian troop withdrawals from Kyiv and Chernihiv.

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