Russian President Vladimir Putin is hell-bent on bringing about the complete destruction of Ukraine either on the battlefield or at the negotiating table.

Axar.az reports that this statement was made by American Colonel Jonathan Sweet in an article published in "The Hill."

Colonel stated that to date, Russia has lost over 766,000 soldiers, dead and wounded, and has now thrown North Korean troops into the meat grinder.

He noted that the introduction of North Korean ground forces, a third-party nation and unofficial member of the Axis of Evil, has put the conflict on a bad trajectory.

"This latest Russian escalation demonstrates Moscow’s unwavering determination to destroy Ukraine. Ditto the introduction of the Oreshnik hypersonic missile, “a cutting-edge intermediate-range ballistic missile” first used against civilian targets in Dnipro on Nov. 21.