The prospects of a Russian victory in the current war with Ukraine have now become “hopeless,” according to Igor Girkin, a key Russian intelligence officer.
He recently turned into a raucous, adamant critic of Moscow tyrant Vladimir Putin.
Vocal Warmonger Blasts Putin
Girkin, who is also a Russian army veteran and uses the alias “Strelkov” (“Sharpshooter’s), has been fuming in recent weeks over the utter failure of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Russians are now seemingly trying to dig in the sliver of territories in the southeast and south of Ukraine that they managed to capture and hold since Putin’s invasion began on February 24.
The Ukrainians, in the meantime, are managing to hold the line in Donbas, and counterattacking elsewhere, as they are awaiting the arrival of American and other western heavy weaponry supplies.
In some of the latest developments, President Biden just signed into law the bill for providing Ukraine with $40 billion in military and other assistance.
The developments in Ukraine’s favor come against the backdrop of harrowing revelations of new Russian war crimes against Ukrainian civilians.
This includes freshly exposed rapes of people aged 1-78, in newly liberated villages around Kharkiv, including a case in which a one-year-old baby boy died after being raped by Putin’s beasts.
New 'Doomdate' (Doom Update) from Igor Girkin – as grim as it gets, his predictions are not positive even if RF manages to push out Ukrainian forces out of the whole of Donbas, also talks counter-offensive. Screenshots in the thread below.
FULL TEXT: https://t.co/pLeOB620IJ pic.twitter.com/bRUKoRWBek
— Dmitri 🇺🇦 (@mdmitri91) May 19, 2022
⚡️Biden signs bill providing $40 billion in aid for Ukraine.
U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the “Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022” on May 21. The package includes military, economic, and humanitarian aid for Ukraine.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 21, 2022
⚡️Zelensky: 700,000 soldiers defending Ukraine now.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a televised interview on May 21 that 700,000 defenders of Ukraine are fighting all across the country, Ukrainska Pravda reported.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 21, 2022
Total Mobilization Seen as Russia’s Only ‘Hope’
In his latest comments, Igor Girkin, aka Strelkov, painted a picture of the war in Ukraine
Girkin, who is classified as a war criminal by the government of Ukraine over his role in Russia’s first invasion of Ukraine back in 2014, declared it has now become “meaningless to hope” for a Russian victory in the war of invasion and conquest.
The ex-FSB officer admitted the Russian military is suffering “huge losses” and their commanders “leave much to be desired” in terms of skill and leadership.
Girkin also emphasized while the Russian troops are “banging their heads” against the hardened Ukrainian troops in the Donbass region, Ukraine’s government is mobilizing more soldiers and rapidly equipping them with top-notch, western-made weapons.
There is only one option Girkin presently sees as harboring the potential for a Russian victory: an all-out mobilization in Russia to raise millions of new soldiers.
That is a measure the Putin regime has been unwilling to introduce, apparently fearing a potential revolution or at least disgruntled masses.
Other independent military observers have cautioned that even if Russia goes ahead and mobilizes millions of new recruits, there won’t be enough hardware to equip them because of the vast losses of military equipment in Ukraine and biting western sanctions.
In his comments, Girkin predicted Russia’s attempt to advance on Ukrainians would be grinding to a halt towards mid-June, at which point Ukraine might stage some major counter-offensives.
While Igor Strelkov/Girkin comments on Russia's war from the comfort of his home, he is also on trial in absentia for his role in shooting down MH17. https://t.co/g3gijqTjG6
— X Soviet 🇺🇦 (@XSovietNews) May 17, 2022
Translation of a post by Igor Girkin citing another source who shared his amused (in a tragic way I suppose) opinion of the Belagorovka crossing disaster and revealed details of the General Stepanishev commanding in Kharkiv area.
Full text: https://t.co/vEFXdxJkIe pic.twitter.com/XSgAfbEwQt
— Dmitri 🇺🇦 (@mdmitri91) May 15, 2022
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of May 21, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/gogysbDrUA
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 21, 2022