Vladimir Putin has been left humiliated after a former top commander of the Russian Army publicly blasted Russia's invasion of Ukraine for the first time.

Vladimir Chirkin, the ex-commander-in-chief of Russia ’s Ground Forces, has broken ranks to openly claim Russia's initial invasion strategy was a failure, while also taking aim at one of Putin's right-hand men in the war - Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.He said the leadership had been assured by Russian intelligence services that up to 70% of Ukrainian's would support his country, but admitted: "In reality, it was exactly the opposite."

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Chirkin argued this was one of the crucial reasons that

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