Russia's deputy defence minister has announced that Moscow has decided to "fundamentally cut back" operations near Kyiv. The Ukrainian capital and the city of Chernihiv will no longer be the core focus of Russian operations as the nation attempts to "increase mutual trust" in talks aimed at ending the fighting, he said.
Alexander Fomin's statement comes after another round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine got underway in the Turkish city of Istanbul.
It is the first major concession made by the Russian government since they began their invasion of Ukraine more than a month ago.
The Ukrainian general staff of the military said earlier it had noted withdrawals from Russian troops around Kyiv and Chernihiv.
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