Britain's Foreign Minister: Russians were given advice in Ukraine

United Kingdom Foreign Minister James Cleverly told BBC Breakfast that Russia's <x0 plan of attack is not functioning” But as a result, we are seeing more areas of targeted civilians.

“was supposed to be very easy, it was supposed to be a kind of lightning war where Russian troops included Ukraine”.

Instead, what we're seeing is a strong protection from Ukrainians, which is very frustrating for Vladimir Putin, says Cleverly, writes BBC, broadcast Klankosova.tv.

Sadly, as a by - product of Putin's anger and frustration for the inefficient attack, we are seeing a escalation in <x0 the destruction of civilians and civil infrastructure”, he says.

Asked whether the war could end by May, as some Ukrainian officials suggest, Cleverly says it is the most difficult “to make such projections by May, but the UK must make sure Putin fails in Ukraine.