Perhaps but unlikely. Mechanized warfare emphasizes quick movement, the prompt seizure of objectives and abhors static lines of battle.There is almost no plausible advantage for Russia to get bogged down in a static conflict. It would not advance their political goals.
However almost all such analysis is inherently flawed and incomplete. The danger has always been that politicians will eagerly believe that which supports their notions and ignore that which contradicts their conceptions and desires. Nor do they even consider that critical data is unknown or as you suggest being purposely hidden. It is this formula that leads to misjudgments and real disaster.
I can understand your point. I guess we’re gonna see in the next two-weeks to a month. I suspect that the end is already determined, regardless of the SM, MSM and propaganda coming from the anti-Russia contingent. Int he end, it all depends on what Russia does and where they settle in on what they plan to control in the long term.