Russia's invasion of Ukraine is not going to plan and will fail if Kyiv doesn't fall within 10 days as Vladimir Putin will run out of money, it has been claimed.
The operation is estimated to be costing £15billion every day and is failing due to overconfidence by the Kremlin.
The Russians are said to be shocked by the resistance being put up by brave Ukrainians who are taking up guns to fight back against the invaders.
And intelligence sources say poor tactical planning by the Russians has resulted in the invasion taking much longer than they expected.
The Russian army has now been ordered to broaden its advance ‘from all directions’.
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Estonia’s former defence chief Riho Terras has claimed that Putin’s war is not going to plan because Russia is running out of money and weapons.
Mr Terras added that he believes Putin will have to enter negotiations with Ukranian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s government, if his soldier's fail to take the capital Kyiv soon.
The MEP tweeted: "The Russians are in shock of the fierce resistance they have encountered.
"The Ukrainians must avoid panic! .
" Ukraine must stay strong and we must provide assistance."
Citing Ukrainian intelligence sources, Mr Terras claimed that the war is costing Russia around £15billion-per-day, and that they have rockets for three to four days at most.
He added they are using the rockets they have sparingly.
He added that the plan had been to simply scare the residents of Ukraine, firing missiles at random at residential buildings to intimidate people.
Mr Terras adds that Putin was relying on President Zelensky fleeing his country.
Meanwhile, Britain has pledged to continue to supply arms to Ukraine's embattled military as the fighting with Russian forces reached the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv.
Armed forces minister James Heappey said Russians troops had not made the progress they might have hoped, with the main armoured columns still some way from the city.
He warned that the defenders faced "days, weeks, months more" of heavy fighting as Russian President Vladimir Putin strives to topple the Ukrainian government and impose his writ on the country.
"This is going to be a long slog. It is going to be brutal. We are going to see some horrendous things on our TV screens."
