"Selon nos données, la Russie retire ses troupes de la frontière d'Etat. Des unités de renseignement et de liaison restent sur place", a indiqué N.Litvine lors d'une conférence de presse.
"Le retrait est en cours, des convois ferroviaires emportent les militaires à l'intérieur du territoire russe", a-t-il noté.
Le président russe Vladimir Poutine a ordonné de retirer les unités qui participaient à des exercices près de la frontière ukrainiennes pour "créer des conditions favorables à la tenue de l'élection présidentielle ukrainienne" du 25 mai.
Le ministère russe de la Défense a rapporté le 21 mai que les militaires engagés dans des exercices dans les régions de Rostov-sur-le-Don, de Belgorod et de Briansk rentraient dans leurs casernes.
Le général du Service ukrainien des gardes-frontières Viktor Michakovski a confirmé le début du retrait des troupes russes.
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Ukraine confirms partial Russian pullout from border...
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"According to our information, the pullout of troops from our borders is underway. However, intelligence units, radio units, electronic reconnaissance units as well as logistic infrastructure are staying where they were," SBS chairman Mykola Lytvyn told a press conference here.
Lytvyn said his agency didn't rule out the possibility of Russian troops returning to the area and urged the government to create a special 3,000-troop unit to strengthen control on the eastern border-crossing.
However, Lytvyn emphasized a border closure was not on the agenda.
So far, tensions have remained high in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russia activists are engaged in conflicts with government troops.
Kiev has repeatedly blamed Moscow for inciting the unrest and splitting Ukraine. Russia denies the charges.
To ease the tension, Russia started withdrawing troops from regions bordering Ukraine on May 19.
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