Vladimir Putin
He went "insane," said Mikhail Khodorkovsky, one-time CEO of Russian oil giant Yukos.
Western officials say Moscow is also redeploying troops from Georgia to the frontline in further sign the war is not going to plan.
Lesia Vasylenko has accused Vladimir Putin of genocide, adding: "Russian soldiers loot, rape and kill."
Officials from both the UK and the US have claimed that the Russian president is in trouble due to his failing offensive in Ukraine.
The chancellor has accused critics of trying to "smear" Akshata Murthy over her father's business interests.
Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Tony Radikan said the Russian president has made "a series of catastrophic misjudgments".
The ministry of defence's update followed Russia's promise to withdraw in two major regions of Ukraine.
"I don’t think you can trust what is coming out of the mouth of Putin’s war machine,” Dominic Raab said.
"They are leading war against us in trade, in economy, in seizing our properties, in seizing our funds, in blocking our financial relations," he said.
Commentators warn against “amplifying Russian propaganda".