Putin victory in Ukraine is ‘no longer inevitable thanks to heroic Ukrainians’, says head of Britain’s Armed Forces

A PUTIN victory in Ukraine is no longer inevitable thanks to heroic Ukrainians, the head of Britain’s Armed Forces has said.

But he warned the Russian President will “ratchet up the violence” any day.

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Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Tony Radakin said power is draining from the Kremlin as the botched invasion drags on — but it will only get bloodier.

He said: “We’re going to see more indiscriminate shelling.

"We’re going to see more ridiculous violence.”

Russia has “got itself into a mess” with the invasion and it “cannot continue” after the Kremlin had lost more troops in a week than the UK did in 20 years in Afghanistan, he said

And he continued: “We do know that some of the lead elements of Russian forces have been decimated.

"This invasion is not going well for Russia.

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"Russia is suffering.

"It’s less powerful than ten days ago.”

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It came as retired British Army brigadier Ben Barry said that “dinosaur” Russian military chiefs’ over-optimism and inferior leadership were helping Ukraine win the war.

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