Kiev believes it is too early to talk about the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kherson.

"It's necessary to separate words from deeds," Mykhailo Podolyak, a political adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, told Reuters.

"Until the Ukrainian flag is flying over Kherson, it makes no sense to talk about a Russian withdrawal. Ukraine does not take these statements (by Russia) into consideration," he said. he said.

"It is still too early to talk about the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kherson: a grouping of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is being maintained in the city, and additional manpower is being pulled into the region."

"Our armed forces work according to their plan: reconnaissance, risk assessment, effective counterattack," he added.

As previously reported, the commander of the Combined Group of Russian Forces, Army General Sergey Surovikin, said that the decision was made to defend on the left bank of the Dnieper to preserve the lives of the military and the combat effectiveness of the group of troops, the maneuver will begin in the near future. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu instructed Surovikin to take all measures for the safe transfer of troops in the Kherson direction from the right bank to the left bank of the Dnieper.