Putin TV’ has appeared to criticise Russia’s military performance in Ukraine. Olga Skabeyeva, 37, was speaking on Russian state media TV when she was part of an interview with Andrei Marochko of the Luhansk "people's militia".Skabeyeva earned her name due to her strong views against Putin’s critics, and so it comes as quite a surprise to hear her questioning Russia’s military performance.READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE 'Frightened' Putin 'getting closer to launching nuclear strike' warns ex-RAF chief“We are not military people, so just explain to us,” she said.“This isn’t at all criticism – So just explain so that we understand.“Why do we advance metre by metre when they advance village by village?”She continued: “Why are things going better for them now?“What’s it linked to and when will the situation change?”The military man at the end of the phone deflected blame and claimed that NATO was in fact the reason Russia and its affiliated forces were struggling.Marochko replied: “Let’s take into consideration the fact that we’re not fighting Ukrainian troops.“We’re fighting NATO troops.