Ukraine cautious and will ‘separate words from deeds’ as Russia pul…

Russian Defence Minister General Sergei Shoigu announced the withdrawal on Wednesday and said it was no longer possible to keep supplying the city. Ukraine has reacted with caution to the announcement and has said it believes Russian forces were still in the region.Speaking on Russian television, General Surovikin said Russia will now take up defensive lines on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River.Kherson city has been a focal point during the war and was the main focus of the Ukraine military during their counter-offensive to recapture land annexed by Russia.The city controls the only land route into Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014, and also the mouth of the Dnipro river, which bisects Ukraine.America has estimated that 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed during the war, according to top US army general Mark Miley, and he claimed Ukraine has ‘probably’ suffered similar losses.US President Joe Biden commented that Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson was “evidence of the fact that they have some real problems with the Russian military”. Ukrainians protester from Kherson sends solidarity to Ukraine after having to flee the country (Image: Getty Images) General Sergei Shoigu announced the withdrawal from Kherson on Wednesday (Image: Reuters)The advisor to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, Oleksiy Arestovych said: ‘They are moving out but not as much as would be taking place if it was a full pullout or regrouping.’Mr Arestovych also claimed Russian forces were destroying bridges in Kherson as they withdrew and were also mining roads.He said: “And for the moment, we don’t know their intentions – will they engage in fighting with us and will they try to hold the city of Kherson? They are moving very slowly.’Another political advisor to the Ukrainian leader, Mykhailo Podolyak, said: ‘It’s necessary to separate words from deeds’ and also added ‘actions speak louder than words’.He said: ‘Until the Ukrainian flag is flying over Kherson, it makes no sense to talk about a Russian withdrawal’.READ MORE: Ben Wallace says Vladimir Putin ‘losing slowly’ in botched Ukraine war President Zelensky say Ukraine was moving ‘very carefully’ since the announcement (Image: Reuters) Mykhailo Podolyak, a political adviser said: ‘actions speak louder than words’ (Image: Reuters)Mr Podolyak also claimed that some Russian forces were still spotted in Kherson and that it was ‘still too early to talk’ about withdrawal as he believed Russia was sending additional manpower to the city.The advisor stated: “Ukraine does not take these statements [by Russia] into consideration.”In his nightly address about the war, President Zelensky say Ukraine was moving ‘very carefully’ since Russia made the announcement.He said: ‘The enemy does not give us gifts, does not make ‘goodwill gestures’, we win it all.”Therefore, we are moving very carefully, without emotions, without unnecessary risk, in the interests of liberating all our land and so that the losses are as small as possible.”DON’T MISS: Sunak ‘may confront Putin’ at G20 talks next week [REVEAL]’Real life hero’ British man dies in Ukraine fighting against Russia [REPORT]Putin’s defeat captured on video as Kherson commander announce retreat [WATCH] Kherson city has been a main focal point during the war (Image: Reuters)Since Russia made the announcement to withdraw, citizens within Kherson city have said there are still Russian military forces on the streets.One citizen said: ‘Visually, nothing has changed. On the right bank [western bank] in Kherson, they are almost invisible, and it has been [like that] for several days. They have already taken everything they could.’They added: “There are a lot of them on the left bank, and they are building fortifications along the Dnipro and Plavni.”However, another resident, Olga, told BBC News that she believed there were fewer soldiers within the city.Olga said: “I’ve been suffering this occupation but I stayed in Kherson because I thought that it’s unfair to leave Kherson, I had to stay here and overcome all these difficulties, I thought that it was my ordeal.”She added: “I’m happy that it’s coming to an end.”