 Putin could disappear at any moment. In last year, Major General Kirillov Budanov, Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine said he believes Russian President Putin is in an absolute dead-end. Budanov told in that time, He cannot stop the war and he cannot win it. He cannot win for objective reasons. And to stop it, he must acknowledge that Russia is not at all the kind of strong and great state that he wanted to portray. Now these words is repeated by former Commander Igor Gyrkin. He says that Russian President Vladimir Putin could disappear at any moment, sending Moscow into a civil conflict amid its floundering invasion of Ukraine. Gyrkin, also known as Igor Strelkov, rose to prominence for his role in the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014. During a recent discussion, Gyrkin weighed in on whether a change in Kremlin leadership would benefit Russia's military operation in Ukraine, acknowledging that there is a chance Putin could disappear amid long-standing questions about his health. A video of his remarks was posted to Twitter by Anton Gerashenko, advisor to the Ukrainian Internal Affairs Ministry. Gyrkin declined to rule out the possibility that Putin could suddenly disappear at any moment, whether he abdicates his position as President or dies, noting that his state is the biggest secret in Russia. Russia would likely delve into chaos and lead to external defeat in Ukraine in this scenario, according to Gyrkin. He explained that new leadership would even allow Kiev to retake control of Crimea, a goal of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Putin has warned would impede peace talks. But defeat in Ukraine would not be the only issue faced by Russia, Gyrkin said. He also predicted a power struggle with unpredictable consequences would ensure, would ensue. If Putin was no longer the leader of Russia, he suggested new leadership could potentially turn Russia against China, perhaps its most powerful ally, amid the widely condemned Ukraine war. Then the process of this country's disintegration will start, Gyrkin said. A civil war of all against all. I do not exclude the possibility that we are doomed to this. I do not rule it out. Newsweek reports his remarks come just days after he said Russia failed in the Ukraine war because Putin has not called a full mobilization of troops to fight in Ukraine. He accused Putin of withdrawing himself from leading the invasion, delegating it to Defense Minister Sergei Shogu, who has prepared his army badly.