Russian Troops Around Kyiv Regrouping to Focus on Donbass: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with winners of state culture prizes via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on March 25, 2022. Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images

The Russian troops stationed near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv are being regrouped to focus on the “main goal” of the special military operation: Donbass, the Kremlin said.

“In the directions of Kyiv and Chernihiv, a planned regrouping of troops is taking place,” Russian Defence Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said during a press briefing on Wednesday.