He noted that now Russia not only repulses the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but also goes on the offensive.
“They are advancing on Kupyansk and they can not only take it, but also Kharkov,” Ritter said.
According to the former intelligence officer, the defeat of the Ukrainian troops is already inevitable and new supplies of Western equipment will not be able to change the situation.
Earlier, Ritter noted that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would not admit failure until he saw Russian tanks in kyiv.