Russia 'tactically' withdrew from Ukraine's Robotyne, official says

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Russia 'tactically' withdrew from Ukraine's Robotyne, official says

Reuters
Wed, September 6, 2023 at 1:50 AM EDT·1 min read

(Reuters) - A Russian-appointed official has acknowledged that Moscow's forces have abandoned the Ukrainian village of Robotyne, more than a week after Kyiv announced its recapture.

Yevgeny Balitsky, the top Moscow-installed official in the Zaporizhzhia region, said in a television interview that the Russian army had withdrawn for what he called tactical reasons.

"The Russian army abandoned - tactically abandoned - this settlement because staying on a bare surface when there is no way to completely dig in... doesn't generally make sense. Therefore the Russian army moved off into the hills," news outlet RBC quoted him as saying.

Russia has not previously acknowledged the loss of Robotyne, whose recapture was announced by Ukraine on Aug. 28. In its daily update on Tuesday, the Russian Defence Ministry said its forces had repelled two Ukrainian attacks near Robotyne.

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[TexasTowelie]

1. So "tactically" withdrew

is a euphemism for ran like cowards?

[getagrip_already]

2. It was merely an asymmetrical troop rotation......

To give the brave soldiers some much needed rest and a chance to re-arm.

[Tomconroy]

3. They actually were kicked out of Robotyne a week or more ago.

What they stopped doing is launching counter attacks to try to get back in.