The health of Vladimir Putin remains under intense scrutiny amid swirling rumours that he's critically unwell - and could be set for surgery.
Over the past two and a half months Russian forces have laid waste to great tracts of Ukraine under the orders of Putin, who has long enjoyed a reputation as a shrewd geopolitical operator.
As the invasion falters and the Russian army falls far short of its aim to take Kyiv in four days however, that reputation has fallen under intense scrutiny.
