Because Putkn doesn’t want to Grozny Uke cities
Not yet
He’s not stupid
The west despite all their blowhard virtue signaling and globalist intent the media tech mafia sees dead Ukes and Chechen Barbarians as to different sets of victims
The Uke army has been encircled ..a napoleonic victory for Russia
He’s pressing slowly limiting total destruction till the west tells Zelensky to give it up
But not till this crisis hasn’t been not wasted enough for Washington and Brussels
Meanwhile Uke civilians suffer in vain for a lost cause...
I think Putin wants to incorporate the Uke population into Greater Russia. That’s why the siege. If he was willing to slaughter them he’d have rolled up artillery tubes and simply started pounding away. I don’t see a way the Ukes could defend against it. They are greatly outnumbered and Russia has short supply lines. Ukes have a lot of spirit but they are in a bad position. Encouraging them to keep fighting just gets more of them killed, pointlessly. Who’s right has nothing to do with who will win.