Watching the invasion horror unfold from his Northumberland hide-out ex Russian spy Viktor Makarov is devastated to see the war he predicted has become a reality.
The former KGB agent has spent 30 years on the run after betraying his country by supplying crucial information to the British secret service during the Cold War, and still believes the Russian regime would want him dead.
But Viktor found a sense of peace and safety after fleeing to Britain and eventually settling in the Northumberland town of Haltwhistle.
