Russian troops will withdraw from the crucial port city of Kherson, according to the commander of Russian forces in Ukraine.

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The announcement was met with skepticism by Ukrainian officials, who have been wary their troops may be lured into a trap by Russian forces girding for urban warfare in the industrial city on the west bank of the Dnipro River.

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