The whole of the Kyiv region is back under Ukrainian control, according to the country's deputy defence minister
Despite the victory, Russian forces retreating from around Kyiv have been accused of creating a "catastrophic" situation for civilians.
President Zelenksyy said Kremlin forces had left mines across "the whole territory", even setting booby traps around corpses and homes.In the devastated town of Bucha, hundreds of people were buried in mass graves. The bodies of other civilians were found in the streets - at least one of which had their hands tied, according to the AFP news agency.
Russia said earlier this week it would reduce military activity near the Ukrainian capital, as well as the northern city of Chernihiv. But Ukraine and its allies warned that the Kremlin is not de-escalating to promote trust at the bargaining table - as it claimed - but instead resupplying and shifting its troops to the country's east.
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