MOSCOW, November 11. /TASS/. Over 30,000 Russian servicemen and nearly 5,000 pieces of equipment have been withdrawn to the left bank of the Dnieper River, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov told reporters on Friday.

"In total, more than 30,000 Russian servicemen, about 5,000 pieces of weapons and military equipment, as well as tangible property, have been pulled back," he said. According to the top brass, all Russian military equipment subject to repair was also moved out to the left bank of the Dnieper River. "At present, the repair units have begun servicing it. As a result of effective management and coordinated actions of Russian units, not a single piece of military equipment and weaponry has been left on the right bank," the spokesman reported.

Konashenkov added that the Russian troops and military units pulled back from the right bank have taken fortified defensive lines and positions.

"At present, the Ukrainian servicemen and military equipment gathered on the right bank of the Dnieper River are being shelled," Konashenkov said.