PUTIN'S ​​​​​​​BUNGLE

Russia probing botched invasion

- JERRY LAWTON

VLADIMIR Putin is launching a witch-hunt inside his inner circle to root out the “culprits” of his bungled Ukraine invasion.

Sources claim the Russian president is “incandescent” the US and UK discovered details of his military plans which were passed on to Ukraine.

Since losing five leading generals and a top naval officer in fighting, Putin is said to have grown wary of his own defence minister Sergei Shoigu.

Meanwhile, his daughter Ksenia, 31, was seen posing in the blue and yellow colours of the Ukrainian flag.