Topline
A Pentagon official told reporters Wednesday all Russian troops had left the areas of Kyiv and Chernihiv to regroup and resupply in Belarus and Russia — now Ukrainian locals are mourning lost relatives and attempting to pick up the pieces.
A Bucha resident cries over the grave of her son, buried in the garden of her house in northwest … [+]
Key Facts
The Pentagon is “assessing that all of the Russians have left” Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv, a senior U.S. defense official told reporters Wednesday, according to the Washington Post.
The official warned, however, that Kyiv was not “immune from further attack” as troops moved to Belarus to regroup, the Washington Post reported.
A National Public Radio reporter on the ground in Kyiv said Wednesday the city was “starting to slowly return,” though sandbags and concrete barricades remained in the streets.
The senior defense official’s remarks come days after reports emerged that Ukrainian officials had discovered the bodies of 410 civilians in Bucha, a suburb outside Kyiv, after Russian soldiers started to withdraw.
A man carries a coffin next to corpses on the outskirts of Kyiv on April 6.
A Ukrainian serviceman walks in between destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha.
A bridge above the Irpin river to the northwest of Kyiv is damaged.
A man walks by damaged buildings after the withdrawal of Russian forces in Buzova, a village in … [+]
A man rides his bike next to a destroyed Russian tank on the Kyiv-Zhytomyr highway.
A woman sweeps in front of a destroyed building in Chernihiv.
A man collects his belongings from his house after a bombing in Chernihiv.
People carry food near damaged buildings in Chernihiv.
Further Reading
Pentagon: Russia has fully withdrawn from Kyiv, Chernihiv (Washington Post)
Zelensky Visits Bucha, Site Of Alleged Civilian Massacre (Photos) (Forbes)
What the city of Kyiv looks like as people return (NPR)
Russia Fully Withdraws From Kyiv Area, U.S. Says—Here’s What Could Happen Next (Forbes)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/madelinehalpert/2022/04/06/russian-forces-withdraw-from-kyiv-and-chernihiv—heres-what-they-look-like-now/