Fears are high that an increasingly desperate Vladimir Putin could order strikes on Ukrainian civilians as he reached for 'Plan B' in his efforts to invade the country. Invading forces have hardly moved in recent days and the Russian attack is now largely focused on intense shelling and airstrikes as opposed to more tactical manoeuvres.
And according to a Russian expert, the Kremlin has been plunged into panic as the Russian effort falters with concern that non-conventional weapons - such as deadly thermobaric bombs - could be used against non-military targets. The missile is seen as one of the deadliest on the modern-day battlefield, so much so that its use is strictly regulated. It uses oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion. reports the Mirror.
Christo Grozev, lead Russian investigator at Bellingcat, said: "The situation in the Kremlin... indicates that the war will continue in a week or two. There will be a shift, the question is what. There will be no quick exit, so it is important to understand what is happening inside the Kremlin’s elite, the special services, which have now accepted and understood that it has been proven that ”plan A“ has failed. There is a standby mode."
