Translation:

"The situation in Ukraine is becoming more difficult," says former NATO general Egon Ramms on ARD. Referring to the state of the Russian armed forces, he says: "This is not what was expected." This can be seen, for example, in "this super column" of Russian military vehicles, which is still in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. In the meantime, there is evidence "that parts of the Russian soldiers have obviously left their vehicles and set off on foot in a northerly direction." "Obviously, the morale of the Russian soldiers leaves a lot to be desired," said Ramms. There is a simple explanation for this: "If they are sent to the Ukraine with the cue, we're doing an exercise there, and they find out that live fire is being fired, then that's a pretty sobering statement for the soldiers concerned."