[HIGHLIGHTS] Acting head of the Zaporozhye region: the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine may begin in the coming days or hours

Armed Forces of the Ukraine are preparing to withdraw from the region. The withdrawal is expected to take days or even hours, according to the military.

The move is in response to the Russian incursion into the region in the early 1990s. The U.S. military is also preparing to pull out of the region, the military says. The Russian military says it is ready to withdraw if necessary, but that the withdrawal is not imminent. The military says the withdrawal will be delayed until the end of the year if necessary.