Pentagon dubious of Russian 'withdrawal' north of Kyiv, expects troops will move to eastern Ukraine.
"It's certainly not a significant chunk of the multiple battalion tactical groups that Russia has arrayed against Kyiv," Kirby said."It's not anywhere near a majority of what they have arrayed" around Ukraine's capital.An armored convoy of pro-Russia troops drive down a road leading to the besieged southern port city of Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on March 28, 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Though Kirby said Russian troops had repeatedly failed in their military objectives in Ukraine, particularly in taking Kyiv, he declined to characterize the Russian move as a defeat. Wolters said American troop levels in Europe had risen from 60,000 to 100,000 due to the invasion and said more troops might be needed.
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