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Withdraw all its forces. has there been some movement? by some russian units away from kyiv in the last day or so? yeah. we think so. small numbers. but we believe that this is a repositioning, not a real withdrawal, and that we all should be prepared to watch for a major offensive against other areas of ukraine. it does not mean that the threat to kyiv is over. russia has failed in its objective of capturing kyiv. it's failed in its objective of subjugating ukraine. but they can still inflict massive brutality on the country including on kyiv. we see that even today in continued airstrikes ag...

Repositioning, would that be by small do you mean less than a battalion tactical group? >> i would -- this is very early on, bob. so we don't have a number estimate. but it's certainly not a significant chunk of the multiple battalion tactical groups that russia has arrayed against kyiv. we can confirm that we've seen a small number start to reposition, but i'd really be reticent to get into an exact number or try to put a unit on it. it's not anywhere near a majority of what they have arrayed against kyiv. >> when you say repositioning, can you say -- i mean, are they moving like north into b...

The president meeting with refugees during his visit today as the world watch withs to see whether he will step foot in ukraine itself. we're talking to a polish mayor whose small town has welcomed nearly 800,000 refugees. ashley show meyer has the latest on the trip. cr. carrie: but we begin with mike tobin live in kyiv. >> reporter: with ukrainian resistance greater than anyone anticipated, the russian military has scaled back its objective. the u.s. says it does not appear to be aggressively pursuing the capital city of kyiv any longer, russian armor seen digging into defensive positions if...

Putin these days. >> martha: very interesting from viktor yushchenko, the former president was of ukraine. right now armed police guarding the palace in istanbul. this is an image of the room where talks took place with russia. jeff paul is live with more. hi, jeff. >> the russian delegation claims that they will be withdrawing troops from kyiv as a way to increase and establish trust. whether this promise is kept and russian troops are withdrawn from those areas, only time will tell. the developments happening in turkey between negotiators from russia and ukraine that met for the first time i...

Irpin where there's been some very heavy fighting. there may be a change of emphasis from the russians but the plan probably remains the same. but what it does indicate is that the war plan that they had envisioned the at the beginning of this war is not going to plan. they are taking heavy troop losses, machine losses. apparently, morale with the russian troops is low. that's why maybe they may be replacing people in kyiv, taking a small number out, bringing fresh troops in. and as john kirby said, they may be preparing for a much bigger all-out offensive once they've replenished, restocked a...