[hflynn]

According to Business Insider in Mar 15, 2022 article that was Putin's stated plan.

CIA Director Bill Burns said last week that Putin's two-day plan to capture Kyiv seems to have failed.

https://www.businessinsider.com/vladimir-putin-russian-forces-could-take-kyiv-ukraine-two-days-2022-3

[NorseViking]

Given that the plan was never voiced maybe Burns is right...on not.