A significant Ukrainian official implied that Russia's invasion of the nation can solely finish with the demise of its chief, Vladimir Putin.

Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's Protection Intelligence Chief, spoke with The New Voice of Ukraine in an interview revealed on Monday. Budanov mentioned it was very doubtless that the Russian invasion of Ukraine will end in Putin's demise, and mentioned that his nation's victory is assured.

"Don't fret, Ukraine will win," Budanov mentioned.

He went on to say, "Leaving [Putin] a solution to retreat is likely one of the methods, however it's virtually unrealistic. He's a battle prison for the entire world. That is his finish, he drove himself right into a lifeless finish."

This proclamation got here on the finish of the prolonged interview. As such, Budanov didn't clarify how he believes that Putin could be killed, whether or not it's by way of a deliberate act by the Ukrainian navy or on account of a plan from inside the Russian authorities, as has been rumored previously.

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A number one Ukrainian official on Monday mentioned that Russian invasion can solely finish with the demise of Vladimir Putin. Above, Putin on the 2022 Beijing Olympics.Wang Zhao/AFP by way of Getty Pictures

What was as soon as predicted to be a decisive victory for Russia in Ukraine has now dragged on for over two months, with not one of the former's strategic targets met. Worries have mounted that Putin, rising extra determined the longer the invasion lasts, will contemplate extra excessive measures.

The Kremlin is reportedly aiming to grab the separatist area of Donbas in Jap Ukraine by Victory Day on Might 9, a Russian vacation commemorating its victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. As a serious day celebrating Russian nationwide satisfaction, failing to attain navy targets by then can be considered as humiliating for Putin. With solely every week to go as of Tuesday, Russia's prospects are more and more dire.

"That is their objective, but it surely won't be, they don't have time," Budanov mentioned about Russia probably seizing Donbas by Might 9. "By no means have they got time."

Some analysts have predicted that Putin might use the vacation as a pretense for a major escalation of drive in Ukraine, based on Yahoo Information. Budanov mentioned that the navy is probably going figuring out what it has obtainable for potential mobilization in every week.

"Sure, they're making ready," Budanov mentioned. "Now the Rosrezerv has begun to test what they really have in inventory, and calculate that they can provide out on mobilization orders. That is a completely essential step earlier than the beginning of actual mobilization."

Newsweek reached out to Russian officers for remark.