Russia 'Encircling' Bakhmut, Putin Sticks with SMO, Rebuffs Scholz, Macron

https://youtu.be/5RdTnaP5plk A comprehensive overview including estimates of troop numbers. I get the impression that Russia can end this quickly if it wants by increasing the infantry numbers but letting it burn slowly. May be it wants to preserve as much as possible of its troops if there is a bigger war with NATO.