Russia Announces Troop Pullback From Ukraine’s Kharkiv Area

Russia Announces Troop Pullback From Ukraine’s Kharkiv Area
Abandoned weapons crates in Balakliya, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Sept. 10, 2022. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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KYIV, Ukraine—Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Saturday that it was pulling back troops from two areas in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region.

The news came after days of apparent advances by Ukraine south of Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city.