Kyiv withdraws troops in parts of Kharkiv

By Agence France-Presse

May 16, 2024 12:06 am

KYIV – Ukraine on Wednesday said it had pulled back troops near several villages in its northeastern Kharkiv region, where Russian forces have been advancing and pounding settlements in a new offensive along the border.

Details of the withdrawal emerged as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was on an unannounced visit to the capital Kyiv, where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged him to speed up US supplies of weapons.

LEAVING HOME Residents carry their belongings down a staircase as they leave an apartment building damaged by a missile attack in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region on May 14, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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