In a tweet, former MI6 officer Christopher Steele wrote: ‘The Ukrainian counter-offensive in Kharkiv and Kherson has so far exceeded all expectations.
‘If the ragbag Russian army of undisciplined drunks and thieves is routed, as now seems possible, it will be the end for Putin. Despite his propaganda machine, he can’t survive defeat in war.’ …
The fall of Izium marked Russian forces’ worst defeat since they were were pushed back from the capital Kyiv in March, as thousands of Russian soldiers left behind ammunition and equipment as they fled.
‘I believe that this winter is a turning point, and it can lead to the rapid de-occupation of Ukraine,’ Zelenskiy said in comments to a political forum published on his website late on Saturday. ‘We see how they are fleeing in some directions. If we were a little stronger with weapons, we would de-occupy faster.’
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