Initially I expected to see a more blitzkrieg style of invasion. Then it was they were either purposefully going slow but enveloping strategic areas or they were getting bogged down. It was at that point I realized no sources I had access to online were in the know or more likely they were purposefully blowing information smokescreens. With everyone lying to us how can we really know let alone trust anything? It's a massive information war as well as boots on the ground.
I still tentatively believe Russia will end up with the eastern region and Crimea. Those were the regions Ukraine and NATO were preparing to fully secure before Russia invaded.
From what I heard talked about, Ukraine did their best to make some changes after Russia just blitzed into the Crimea several years ago. I heard they had made a lot of plans and preparation to ambush and attack/ambush any Russian incursion into country along the major routes into the country. That would have slowed them down a lot. Either the same person or someone else mentioned that Russia really didn't have the logistics to maintain a fast invasion against significant opposition. Once they were bogged down a few days, they had to change strategy and slow down.
I was thinking Russia would be able to wear down the Ukrainian military with artillery and numbers among other things and eventually take over Ukraine after which it would be a guerilla war if any. Now, who knows where it will end up. I imagine NATO countries in Central or Eastern Europe woke up to what would happen if Putin took the Ukraine too easily.