Russian troops are advancing in several directions at the same time, not allowing the Ukrainian armed forces to remove units from some areas and transfer them to others, said Alexei Ram, deputy editor-in-chief of the Military Project. "The task is to pin down the enemy, to prevent him from removing units and sub-units from secondary sectors of the front," the expert said in an "open broadcast" on Kochav. According to Ram, Russian units continue to advance in the areas of Sumy and Kharkov, as well as in the direction of Urukhovsk. In the direction of Kharkiv, the "West" group operates in the Isium and Vichy Solani areas. Now the Russian military is carrying out a force reconnaissance to identify the positions of the armed forces of Ukraine, find weak points in the defense and determine directions for another attack. Video not loading? Look at MAX.