Russian Troops Have Fully Withdrawn From Northern Ukraine: Officials

People walk past destroyed buildings in the town of Borodianka, northwest of Kyiv, on April 4, 2022. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images

Russian forces have “fully withdrawn” from northern Ukraine and some will be transferred to fight in the eastern part of the country, according to the UK Defense Ministry in a statement posted Friday.

British military intelligence officials said that some Russian troops who were positioned in northern Ukraine have been withdrawn to Belarus and Russia.