I think everyone's just taking a breather. Operations like this can be so exhausting...good thing it's not a real war.
Hopefully the successful completion of Phase One of Putin's Peace Keeping Mission (in his words only) will mark the beginning of the end of this mess. His military is stretched beyond it's limits...Ukraine is just too well-equipped/motivated/trained to be overtaken...and the distorted vision Putin had of ruling Ukraine has surely evaporated at this point.
Regardless if poor intelligence was to blame for Putin's miscalculations or not, the fact remains that the remaining Russian military does not seem capable of controlling a country the size of Ukraine. Evan Putin, in his delusional state-of-mind, must know this, but he remains determined to find an off-ramp to save face.
Personably, I don't think there is an off-ramp. Zelinski isn't about to make the type of concessions Putin is looking for, and Russia, will at some point, run out of soldiers and money.
The bad news is the only way Putin can delay losing the game (he started) is by not allowing the game to end. If that ends up being the case the fighting in Ukraine's eastern regions could go on until hell freezes over.