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War expert warns of one 'big danger' for Ukraine coming over next few weeks
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine will soon stall, as his faltering war machine is crippled by poor communications, outmoded tactics and devastatingly low morale.But even if the advancing columns of Russian tanks were to withdraw, Ukrainians’ misery might not be over.Dr Mike Martin, from The Department of War Studies at King's College in London, says that Putin’s most recent moves – such as signing up mercenaries from Syria and the Central African Republic to reinforce his demoralised troops - are “signs of desperation”.He rejected the notion that Middle Eastern and African fighters could boost the Russian war effort, claiming “they can’t tip up into a new theatre without kit and do anything except get massacred". But, Dr Martin warns, the next big danger for Ukraine could be civil war.