RUSSIA has said it is to “drastically reduce” forces near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv as its invasion continues to falter.

The announcement was made by the Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin and comes as a fresh round of peace negotiations get under way.

Fomin said Russian forces will also be reduced in Chernigiv region.

Fomin said Moscow had decided to fund "cut back military activity in the direction of Kyiv and Chernihiv to increase mutual trust and create conditions for further negotiations".

Vladimir Putin expected a quick victory when he ordered the invasion of Ukraine but his forces have met stiff resistance.

The death Russian death toll has reached as high as 15,000 with several generals and other top commanders among those killed.

In recent days Ukraine said its troops had pushed Russian forces back from near Kyiv.

The Ukrainians managed to reoccupy towns and defensive positions up to 21 miles east of the capital.

Fighting is also raging in Kherson as Ukrainian forces try to retake first major city to fall into Russian hands.

Ukraine is now littered with the burnt out wrecks of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles, charred remains of downed aircraft, and the dead bodies of soldiers - many of whom were teenage conscripts.

As the fighting takes its toll on Russian troops, stories are beginning to emerge of anger and plummeting morale.

One soldier allegedly drove his tank into his commanding officer as he protested horrific losses among his comrades.

Colonel Yuri Medvedev later died of his injuries.

Russia accidentally revealed it has lost 10,000 troops, when the figure was disclosed by a pro-Kremlin newspaper.

But Nato has said that figure could be as high as 15,000 with the total losses including wounded, captured or missing up to 40,000.

If the estimate is correct, then Russian losses in just under a month in Ukraine are now the same as they suffered during their ten year war in Afghanistan, which ended in 1989.

https://www.the-sun.com/news/5001140/putin-withdrawing-troops-kyiv-losing-ukraine-war/

bjdon:
Fear of NATO weapons is the beginning of Wisdom

Mrshocker:
Wetin make America president fly come Europe. Putin no say big disaster is about to fall on him. LoL Nato nah your mate

Rastaramsey:
Guy man don see say if he continue, NATO go finish all hin yeye tank

Putin is such a fool

Let him ask himself this question

What did he gain by this foolish war

Absolutely nothing

He lost many commanders, tanks, infantry men and so much....

The Sanctions are hitting hard....

Many assets were freezed

Putin is a big puppet...

duro4chang:
The bastard is tired.

ken6488:
read well they are reducing troops as a sign of trust

Russia still achieved her aims
1. Ukraine ceasing military action
2. Changing its constitution to enshrine neutrality
3. Acknowledging Crimea as Russian territory
4. Recognising the separatist republics of Donetsk and Lugansk as independent states.
5. Ukraine will never join NATO again


So what did this Ukraine president really accomplish?

ken6488:

Russia still achieved her aims
1. Ukraine ceasing military action
2. Changing its constitution to enshrine neutrality
3. Acknowledging Crimea as Russian territory
4. Recognising the separatist republics of Donetsk and Lugansk as independent states.
5. Ukraine will never join NATO again


So what did this Ukraine president really accomplish?

Svlla:
What he accomplished was

The destruction of military and ability to defend itself (that's why he's now asking for security guarantees)

Destruction of the top 3 cities in his country

Displacement of citizens in the millions

Loss of a very industrialized region and potential crude reservoir

Cut off the Azov sea

Loss of its major export products; grained

He gained an improvished Ukraine afterward

Foolishness

ken6488:
it will never be well with him for destroying the beautiful country

He was just a pawn

Rastaramsey:
Guy man don see say if he continue, NATO go finish all hin yeye tank

Putin is such a fool

Let him ask himself this question

What did he gain by this foolish war

Absolutely nothing

He lost many commanders, tanks, infantry men and so much....

The Sanctions are hitting hard....

Many assets were freezed

Putin is a big puppet...

Investigative:
as I analyzed earlier
Putin will withdraw and continue airstike bombing in Ukraine

princeeze1:
Sense will always be far from people. Were they expecting the war to go on forever? Before you decide on the victor of the war, you must first realize the reason for the invasion. 1) Do not join NATO, Ukraine insisted on joining claiming sovereignty. NATO insisted it had an open door policy to accept anyone and Russia can do nothing about it. 2) Implementation of Minsk 2, this gives back control of the Donbass to Ukraine while granting special status to the republics there, just like you have in chenchen or Hongkong. Zelensky refused saying he no longer wants that agreement. Now war broke out, Ukraine has agreed to drop NATO ascension and be a neutral country. The Russians are now even demanding a recognition of the Donbass republics as not just a special administrative regions but as independent states. They effectively demilitarized Ukraine, Ukraine today has no navy, and all military/air bases has been destroyed, all command/control/communications are either destroyed or rendered inoperable. Somehow some people in other to massage their bruised ego believes Russia lost; how? These people so believed NATO would intervene, but after the threat, even NATO nations took a cautious stand. Lastly, western nations in a bid to extract economic costs played all its cards in quick succession, now Russia has begun to checkmate them with counter sanctions, you will see the loud mouthed Lizz Truss talking about sanctions roll back in the event of a ceasefire, a scenario they never would have entertained. This was a beautiful conflict, it showed the collective west could be confronted and checkmated. It has also exposed all western hypocrisy, a lot of wealthy people now know better not to invest in the west. Expect investors to rather stuff cash in heavens like the UAE. Ukraine has lost. It only won in the western media. It ended up accepting thesame demands it vehemently refused, after having its cities destroyed and innocent civilian lives lost. Did you hear a single bomb land in Moscow? Don’t be surprised the Americans are pressuring Ankara to help broker peace because petrodollar may likely be switched off on April 1.

princeeze1:
Sense will always be far from people. Were they expecting the war to go on forever? Before you decide on the victor of the war, you must first realize the reason for the invasion. 1) Do not join NATO, Ukraine insisted on joining claiming sovereignty. NATO insisted it had an open door policy to accept anyone and Russia can do nothing about it. 2) Implementation of Minsk 2, this gives back control of the Donbass to Ukraine while granting special status to the republics there, just like you have in chenchen or Hongkong. Zelensky refused saying he no longer wants that agreement. Now war broke out, Ukraine has agreed to drop NATO ascension and be a neutral country. The Russians are now even demanding a recognition of the Donbass republics as not just a special administrative regions but as independent states. They effectively demilitarized Ukraine, Ukraine today has no navy, and all military/air bases has been destroyed, all command/control/communications are either destroyed or rendered inoperable. Somehow some people in other to massage their bruised ego believes Russia lost; how? These people so believed NATO would intervene, but after the threat, even NATO nations took a cautious stand. Lastly, western nations in a bid to extract economic costs played all its cards in quick succession, now Russia has begun to checkmate them with counter sanctions, you will see the loud mouthed Lizz Truss talking about sanctions roll back in the event of a ceasefire, a scenario they never would have entertained. This was a beautiful conflict, it showed the collective west could be confronted and checkmated. It has also exposed all western hypocrisy, a lot of wealthy people now know better not to invest in the west. Expect investors to rather stuff cash in heavens like the UAE. Ukraine has lost. It only won in the western media. It ended up accepting thesame demands it vehemently refused, after having its cities destroyed and innocent civilian lives lost. Did you hear a single bomb land in Moscow? Don’t be surprised the Americans are pressuring Ankara to help broker peace because petrodollar may likely be switched off on April 1.

okeysoninv:
poo-tin airforce are scared of Ukraine airspace. For now 250 aircrafts has been destroyed over past month. Which demilitarized are talking about. Ukrainian forces are giving Russia urchs heavy blow. From kyiv, to kharkiv to Chervisky. Shame to pootians

princeeze1:

Unfortunately, lol, no be only 250 aircraft, trying to massage your ego will not change the reality on ground. Neither will your lies change the reality that Ukraine has lost, it’s cities destroyed, it’s army paralyzed, it’s navy nonexistent, NATO could not physically intervene, all at the cost a infrastructural decimation and innocent Ukrainian lives. At the end, you still agreed not to join NATO at the prospect of even losing your territory. This tears must be � hot.

PoliteActivist:


Nonsense. Russia is now permanently a pariah state. Putin is likely going to jail. He marked Zekenski and others for extermination instead his generals were killed, and Zelensku is now a world-wide hero - except with Nairaland communists. Everyone was sure Russia will take Kyiv literally in two days. We now know Russia can never take Kyiv. Russia refused to make any of these concessions in previous talks, talkless of withrawall. Putin felt insulted being asked to meet with Zelensky, now he is ready to meet with him. Zelensky's stature in the world has risen exponentially, while Putin is now openly called a criminal. Russia's economy and reputation are in taters, etc. If he had it to do over, Putin won't go anywhere near Ukraine! He knows without a doubt: RUSSIA LOST!

okeysoninv:
do I expect poo tin urchin to admit their failure in Ukraine? Poo-tin will always be disgrace as far as Ukraine is concern. No major city falled to Russia urch.

princeeze1:

Eyaa! Sorry, but your wailing cannot change anything now. I have giving you plain factual analysis of the outcome, counter it factually instead of wailing. Tell me what zelensky won. Tell me what how he achieved his pre war aims. I know you have nothing to say. So sorry.

okeysoninv:
zelensky exposed fake super power Russia as nothing but a trash. Go and get statistics of number of plane Russia urch has lost in Ukraine before you comment here.foolish Putin has learnt a bitter lesson in hard way never invade a sovereign country.

princeeze1:

After wailing, make sure you are the one bold enough to arrest Putin. Living in denial does not change reality. Answer for yourself, did Ukraine end up joining NATO? Has Ukraine lost territory? Were Ukrainian cities destroyed? Was their navy exterminated? Pariah state? Very laughable, maybe you think US, UK, Canada and Western European makes up the world. Wake up, of the 7billion people just China/India alone has 2.7b. That zelensky ended of ditching his NATO ambitions should be a big shame.