President Vladimir Putin is trying to rush to claim victory in Ukraine as Russian forces continue to struggle for momentum, the head of the British military has said. In an interview with TalkTV's The News Desk, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, Chief of the Defence Staff, said there was "incredible pressure" in Russia for the campaign to deliver results.
After 10 weeks of fighting, however, he said the rate at which Russian forces were using missiles and other armaments meant Mr Putin was engaged in a "logistics war" to keep them supplied. Admiral Radakin said: "He potentially has a problem, because the rate of expenditure and the toughness of the fight is totally different to the one that he perceived on February 24.
"We're talking severe impact on their armed forces. We've had 25% of their forces effectively being taken out - either through people being killed or through the damage to their battalion tactical groups."
