Russian President Vladimir Putin's allies are reportedly already planning who will succeed him while the country's bungled invasion of Ukraine drags on.
When he first ordered the invasion into their neighbours, Putin claimed it would be won within just 72 hours. But after more than a year of conflict, pressure is intensifying on the 70-year-old as the Russian public's patience with the war running out, the Daily Star reports.
Overall an estimated 700,000 soldiers have been lost in the war so far, with over 70% of those being men injured so badly they could not return to the front line. Official intelligence from Ukraine has said that Putin's supporters are currently looking to replace him just 48 hours after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him.
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