Over the last few days, we've heard the RU force N of Kyiv is "withdrawing" or "redeploying."
— Mark Hertling (@MarkHertling) April 4, 2022
Both those terms indicate a force moving under a pre-determined plan.
That's not what happened N of Kyiv.
The RU forces there were mauled, routed. 7/ pic.twitter.com/7ZmYpXc1ne