Russian Army Colonel Claimed On Television That Putin's Army Was Getting Worse. After Two Days, He Changed His Mind

BBC reporter Francis Scarr noticed another speech by the well-known army colonel Mikhail Khodaryonok, who became famous a few days ago with strong statements against his own army in one of the Russian propaganda media.

Originally, analysts expected that we would no longer see him on the screens, but surprisingly, he appeared again in two days, but with a dramatically different opinion. "Looks like someone's given him a bit of a talking to,"  journalist Scarr said.

In her last speech, Khodaryonok comments on a video from the Russian Ministry of Defense, about which he speaks positively this time. He praises the new Russian howitzers, which he says are very effective against American weapons.

He also adds that the Ukrainian army is lying about its successes so far, and thus negates its original words. Suddenly he thinks that the Ukrainian counter-offensive and successes on the battlefield are just misleading.

Originally, Khodaryonok boldly proclaimed that the Kremlin must reckon with the fact that up to a million Ukrainian soldiers can join the fight. In addition, aid from Europe will soon start to show. "The situation will worsen for us," Khodaryonok said, despite the protests from the show's host.

The retired Russian colonel also commented on Russia's isolation. "Let's not turn rockets to Finland - it looks ridiculous. The biggest problem with our military and the political situation is that we are in complete geopolitical isolation. And the whole world is against us, even if we don't want to admit it," Khodaryonok said. The colonel warned before the start of the war in Ukraine, that it would be difficult. 

Today retired colonel Mikhail Khodaryonok made another appearance on Russian state TV, just two days after he gave a damning assessment of Russia's war in Ukraine and its growing international isolation

It appears that someone's given him a bit of a talking to

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— Francis Scarr (@francis_scarr) May 18, 2022