Russian soldier complains his troops ‘have frostbite’ and were expecting a victory parade in intercepted phone call

A RUSSIAN soldier has complained about his troops getting frostbite and meeting fierce Ukrainian resistance in an intercepted phone call.

The dour trooper said conditions had become so bad that "50 percent" of his squadron were suffering from frostbite.

Speaking to a commander in a three-minute telephone call intercepted and released by Ukrainian intelligence, the soldier said troops were being forced to "ride around" with the dead because they couldn't be transported out.

He also said troops had been bogged down by Ukrainian resistance and lacked proper amenities and medical supplies.

"We expected to arrive with four M-30 tents - and we've ended up with only one... And even that one tent ended up being 'not for us'," he said.

"They didn't even give us and heat stoves."

He said they were now being forced to live in trenches.

The disillusioned squaddie also complained about not having enough armour and being stuck outside Mykolaiv for days despite being promised a "swift" victory.

"Even Chechnya wasn't this F***** bad," the commander complains after learning Russian troops were "bombed by our own plane".

"We were thinking it'd be a f***** victory parade," the solider says, adding: "This is a f***** circus, not a 'military operation'... this is f***** b*******."

It comes amid reports that Russian troops could run out of food and ammunition in three days.

Ukraine's Ministry of Defence said Russia's advance remained stalled overnight as Vladimir Putin's troops face growing supply problems and fierce resistance from Ukrainian forces.

The ministry said Ukrainian forces carried out a series of "devastating strikes" on Russian troops and "conducted air battles and intercepted air targets" in the last 24 hours.

And intelligence suggests Russia's forces now only have enough food for another three days.

It said in a statement: "According to the available information, Russian occupation forces operating on the territory of Ukraine have ammunition and food supplies for no more than three days.

"The situation is similar with fuel, which is replenished by tank trucks. The occupiers were unable to organize a pipeline to meet the needs of the grouping of troops."

Putin expected a quick victory when he ordered the invasion on February 23 - but his forces have faced fierce resistance.

The invasion has seen Russian pilots blasted out of the sky, tanks ambushed and videos of sobbing soldiers after surrendering to the Ukrainians.

Ukraine claims to have killed around 15,000 Russian troops and to have destroyed a large amount of equipment.

And Russia has admitted it has lost nearly 10,000 troops in the invasion.

Oleksiy Arestovych, a Ukrainian presidential adviser, said the "active hostilities" between the two sides could end in just two to three weeks.

He said taking control of the capital Kyiv was still clearly a priority for Russia - but trying to do so would be "suicide" for Moscow.

And defence experts claimed Putin could only have ten days to win the war in Ukraine before his forces buckle.

Both a senior UK defence source and the former commander of US forces said the game could soon be up for Russia.

“Ukraine has Russia on the run,” the source told the Daily Mail.

“It is running out of manpower and running out of energy. As long as we keep pressing they've got ten to 14 days before reaching their culminating point.

“That's when the strength of Ukraine's resistance should become greater than Russia's attacking force.”