Mayor of Brovary, Kyiv region, Ihor Sapozhko, announced the complete withdrawal of Russian occupation troops from Brovary region, which borders Kyiv on one side and Chernihiv region on the other.

"Regarding Brovarsky district, the Russian occupiers have indeed left the entire Brovarsky district. Today, a certain cleansing operation by the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be carried out," Sapozhko said on the air of the telethon on Friday morning.

According to him, the invaders retreated along Baryshivsky direction, and towards Pryluky, Chernihiv region, and towards Chernihiv.

"The armed forces will directly act to clear settlements from invaders, from enemy equipment, and possibly from mined places," Sapozhko said.

At the same time, in Brovary itself, according to the mayor, checkpoints are not dismantled, but moved, and the city itself is still ready for defense.

"Everything is fine, the city lived its own life, the townspeople lived their lives, prepared for a certain defense, we are ready for defense today... A lot of people returned to the city and today we see the start of small and medium-sized businesses, enterprises are opening, shops are opening, pavilions are opening... If it were dangerous, we would warn our citizens. And since we had reliable protection by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, we always said that everything is calm here," Sapozhko said.