The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced on Saturday that the intensity of Russian air and missile attacks had been reduced, saying that Moscow had continued to withdraw its units through northern Ukraine.
The authority said in a Facebook post that the retreating Russian forces were laying mines on roads and in some towns.
Ukraine had announced that it had regained control of all areas around the city of Kyiv, and declared full control of the capital region for the first time since Russia began its military operations in Ukraine.
