On 22 October: senior YPG officials stated that the group had completed its withdrawal from the buffer zone region.[30] On 23 October: Russian forces conducted their first patrol in Northern Syria.[31] On 24 October: the SDF said Turkey was violating the deal by launching a ground offensive against three villages in the country's north Russia stated that the implementation of the zone was "on track" and announced that it was sending additional military policemen and heavy equipment to aid in its implementation. The SDF announced that the Kurdish fighters had already withdrawn from the buffer zone.[32] On 27 October: Turkey said an attack by Kurdish forces left one Turkish soldier dead and five more injured. Turkish forces "responding within the framework of self-defence".[33] The Syrian Democratic Forces officially announced their support for the deal, stating that their fighters would deploy to new positions deeper into Syria, as they stated that Syrian Government border guards were taking up their previous positions along the border.[34][35] On 28 October, following a large-scale deployment of Syrian Army troops to various border villages in the few days prior, the Syrian Army deployed to the town of Al-Darbasiyah along the Syrian-Turkish border for the first time in seven years.[36] 45 SDF vehicles carrying troops and heavy artillery departed Amuda and headed towards the country's south.