Russia claims its withdrawing troops from Ukrainian border after ‘surprise readiness check’
April 22, 2021 Ryan Morgan
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On Thursday Russian Defense Minister Gen. Sergey Shoygu announced Russian troops that have been amassing on the border with Ukraine for the past month would withdraw by May 1.
Shoygu’s announcement comes as Ukrainian forces, as well as U.S. forces in Europe and other European nations, have been on alert as more than 100,000 Russian troops have massed on the Russia-Ukrain border in recent weeks.
During a meeting in Crimea reported by Interfax, Shoygu announced troops from the 58th Army of the Southern Military District, the 41st Army of the Central Military District, and the 7th, 76th Airborne Assault and 98th Airborne Divisions would return to their regular deployment areas after completing what he called a “surprise check†of their readiness to rapidly deploy.
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