Russian President Vladimir Putin is extremely apprehensive about the possibility of failing to fully conquer the Ukrainian provinces of Donetsk and Lugansk, in the east of the country.
According to information published by the British magazine "The Economist", Putin fears for his own life if he fails to completely capture the Donbass.
The Donbass region has been one of Russia's main military objectives since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, with Donetsk and Lugansk being two of the four provinces that Russia claims to have annexed in 2022.
This fear of Putin arises in a context of high expectations about a possible Russian victory in the region, where Russian forces have faced strong Ukrainian resistance.
