Russian invaders continue partial withdrawal of units towards Belarus, taking out loot – General Staff

The Russian invaders continue to partially withdraw their forces from the territory of the north of Kyiv region towards the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, the loot is being taken out. In the temporarily occupied territories, the aggressor continues to terrorize the local population, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.

"There is a continuation of the partial withdrawal of units of the Russian occupation troops from the north of Kyiv region towards the state border with the Republic of Belarus. The movement of mixed columns of equipment of different numbers is recorded. The columns also include civilian vehicles [trucks, buses, minibuses, cars] that were stolen by Russian invaders during the temporary occupation of the territories. In addition, the enemy is taking out the property that was looted," according to a morning report on the General Staff's Facebook page on Friday.

The information emphasizes that the enemy continues illegal actions in the temporarily occupied territories, restricting the movement of the civilian population, using the houses and apartments of local residents to accommodate personnel, holding local residents and activists hostage. Looting and violence against citizens of Ukraine continue.

"In some areas temporarily occupied by the enemy, the invaders are trying to force entrepreneurs to switch to paying for goods and services in Russian rubles," the report says.

The JFO grouping in Donetsk and Luhansk directions repulsed seven enemy attacks in a day. "Our soldiers destroyed three tanks, two armored personnel carriers, two vehicles and two artillery systems. An Orlan-10 UAV was also shot down," the General Staff added.