Agree. Putin is just feeding meat to the front and playing for time. He’s clearly lost the shooting war and will be playing a mostly defensive posture now while praying his Soros EU allies do his bidding.
Putin is no doubt hoping that a hard winter, recession, and energy shortfalls will crack NATO and EU unity. So far, although Germany has lagged in meeting its obligations to Ukraine, Poland, Britain, the US and other NATO allies have taken up the slack. Meanwhile, Russia’s state finances, domestic economy, and industrial and military production are in decline due to sanctions. My guess is that Putin and Russia are going to lose, with Putin out by spring as it becomes obvious that his Ukraine war is lost on the field and in economic terms.