Putin faces collapse as SCALP missile blueprints expose cracks in Russia’s armour

Putin faces collapse as SCALP missile blueprints expose cracks in Russia’s armour | Philip Ingram

Aug 24, 2026

“The person left sitting there like the last child in the line-up, not being picked for a team and feeling sorry for himself, will be Vladimir Putin.”

The Western international community has exposed “another chink in the armour” as the Russian people begin to question Putin’s war, says former British Army colonel and Frontline presenter Philip Ingram.

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