That war map clearly shows to me a massive diversion on the North from the main objective on the coast in the South east.
Battle of Kyiv (2022)Following the successful Ukrainian counterattacks in late March,[118][119][120] Russia announced it was withdrawing its forces from the Kyiv area on 29 March.[121] Taking Kyiv was deemed to be a key objective and their failure to take it was viewed as setback for the campaign in general.