those are the words of gchq boss, sirjeremy fleming, who said demoralised russian soldiers were refusing to carry out orders, sabotaging their own equipment and even accidentally shooting down their own aircraft. the financial times is reporting that germany and austria have taken the first formal steps towards gas rationing as officials rushed to avoid a potential halt in deliveries from russia because of a dispute over payments. he fought until the end. our hearts are broken. the daily star leads with tributes from the wife and bandmates of the wanted singer tom parker, who's died from brain cancer at 33. the metro leads with politicians praising a welsh mp for his bravery after he tweeted he has gender dysphoria and has been a victim of rape and blackmail. jamie wallis, who was elected in 2019, is the first mp to come out as trans. so let's begin...