The enemy to withdraw part of its troops from Kakhovka and Nova Kakhovka

This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the morning summary for December 17.

"The adversary is redeploying individual units and withdrawing part of its troops from Kakhovka and Nova Kakhovka of Kherson region to the area of Nyzhni Sirohozy settlement. Among local residents, servicemen are spreading information that Kakhovka will be abandoned by Russian troops by the end of this year, therefore local residents loyal to the occupiers are being offered to move to the temporarily occupied Ukrainian Crimea," the message reads.