Former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter has said that Russian troops are carrying out operations to finally destroy Ukraine’s army.
“Russian offensive operations are now aimed at absorbing the remnants of Ukrainian forces,” Ritter told journalist Garland Nixon.
The American emphasised this could be done on a grand scale, as the Ukrainian armed forces have no aviation left.
Ritter also noted that many Ukrainian pilots refused to take off due to active actions of the Russian air defence.