The Putin forces have more or less captured the city of Bakhmut. They lost tens of thousands of soldiers doing so.

Meanwhile, Ukraine has 3/4 surrounded the city by capturing high ground around it. My partial knowledge of military history suggests that the safe thing for the Putin forces to do would be to pull out of the exposed salient which the city has become. I don't think they will, though. I think Putin's ego is bigger than his tactical understanding.

Maybe Ukraine should rename the city to Putingrad to make sure they don't pull out of it.