Vladimir Putin went "literally insane" after his invading troops weren't greeted "with flowers" by Ukrainian citizens, it has been claimed.
Exiled Russian billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky said the war-mongering president was baffled when residents of Kharkiv didn't welcome their occupiers with open arms.
The country's second city has been subjected to devastating heavy shelling, with Kremlin forces being held off but in close enough range for lethal strikes.
