Day 560 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Russia withdraws from Robotyne, Blinken visists Kyiv

Day 560 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

• Russia acknowledged the loss of Robotyne. It had withdrawn... tactically
• Antony Blinken arrived on an official visit to Kyiv
• One person was killed in a Russian drone attack on Odesa region
• Russia launched a missile attack on Kyiv, Ukraine announced
• Russia says it shot down a Ukrainian drone over the Bryansk region
• The fiercest fighting is now taking place in the Zaporizhzhia region, according to Russia
• Ukraine rejects Turkey's call to soften its stance on the grain deal
• Great Britain declares "Wagner" a terrorist organization
• Putin: The West put ethnic Jew in charge of Ukraine to 'cover up glorification of Nazism'

Russia acknowledged the loss of Robotyne. It had withdrawn... tactically

Russia has admitted that its forces have left the strategic Ukrainian village of Robotyne, Reuters reported, citing BTA. This comes more than a week after Kyiv announced it had retaken the settlement.

Yevgeny Balitsky, head of the pro-Russian administration in Zaporizhzhia region, said in a television interview that the Russian army had withdrawn for "tactical" reasons.

"The Russian army left - tactically left - this settlement, because to remain on bare ground, when there is no way to dig in completely, is devoid of any meaning. That is why the Russian army withdrew to the hills," he said, quoted by the news RBC portal.

Russia has so far not acknowledged the loss of Robotyne, whose capture...