Strelkov a former FSB colonel key to Putin s annexation of Crimea and subjugation of the Donetsk region of Ukraine in 2014 is now a staunch critic of the Kremlin s war strategy. An immediate mass mobilisation of half a million more men is the only way for Putin to avoid defeat and ignominy in the war in Ukraine, he claimed. 🌎 Vladimir Putin s Throne in Danger? Russian War Analyst Claims Race to Grab Russian President s Crown is Underway .