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Last Updated: April 8, 2022, 5:07 AM EDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the east. Ukrainian troops have offered "stiff resistance," according to U.S. officials.

The Russian military has since launched a full-scale ground offensive in eastern Ukraine's disputed Donbas region, capturing the strategic port city of Mariupol and securing a coastal corridor to the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula.

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Russian forces need 'at least a week' before redeploying, UK says

Russian forces in northern Ukraine have now fully withdrawn to neighboring Belarus and Russia, the U.K. Ministry of Defense said Friday in an intelligence update.

"At least some of these forces will be transferred to East Ukraine to fight in the Donbas," the ministry added. "Many of these forces will require significant replenishment before being ready to deploy further east with any mass redeployment from the north likely to take at least a week minimum."

Meanwhile, cities in eastern and southern Ukraine continue to be shelled by Russian forces as the troops advance "further south from the strategically important city of Izium which remains under their control," according to the ministry.

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