The Russian president's move follows reports of a significant retreat by his forces as Ukraine wages a major counteroffensive.
is scrambling to marshal his forces amid reports that Ukrainian forces are close to the Russian border.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Monday that the Russian leader is in constant contact with top officials within the military and the defense department. Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via a video link at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 9. Putin is reportedly marshaling his military forces amid reports that Ukrainian forces are near the Russian border."The President is in constant, one might say round-the-clock communication with the Minister of Defense and with all the military leaders," Peskov said.
The official said Russian troops in the Kharkiv direction were pulled out to preserve personnel, as Ukraine's armed forces outnumbered them"by about eight times, no less."
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