His military leaders said Russian forces were attempting to encircle Ukrainian troops in parts of the Donbas and pulling away from the capital, Kyiv. The Pentagon earlier this week confirmed a portion of the Russian forces were pulling back but with a yet unknown final destination. Ukrainian troops backed by a column of tanks and armored vehicles moved farther north from Kyiv to Bucha, the Associated Press reported. The British Defense Ministry reported that Ukrainian troops continued to advance in the Kyiv area as Russian forces pulled out. Meanwhile, a mile and a half away at the 19th century train station, evacuees from the east and north of Ukraine continued to arrive.
