“Russia will take Ukraine, do not hesitate,” he wrote on Twitter.

At the same time, he added that the matter will not end there, since Western countries “will not just leave it like that.”

Draven explained that the Western world would face a "propaganda escalation" that would aim to unleash conflict between Russia and the United States.

Earlier, Major General of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in reserve Viktor Yagun said that the Ukrainian armed forces were suffering heavy losses in Bakhmut (Artemivsk).