The United Kingdom's top spy chief said that Russia is in a "desperate situation" as its military forces areexhausted by an attempted invasion of Ukraine.

Jeremy Fleming, the top British intelligence official, spoke Tuesday at the Royal United Services Institute. Russian commanders on the ground are aware that their supplies are running out.

A person stands on top of a destroyed tank near the side of a road.
A person inspects a destroyed Russian tank near the village of Oskol, in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. (Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)

Fleming claimed that Putin's decision to mobilize hundreds of thousands of additional young men for the war, as well as the use of prisoners on the front lines, speaks of a desperate situation. There were protests and a mass exodus of people fleeing across borders from Finland to Georgia.

He told RUSI that the country had turned the tide against the Kremlin because of the bravery of Kyiv.

The intelligence chief told the radio show that Putin's army was capable of causing damage. The Russian military launched several missile strikes in major cities across Ukranian. According to officials, at least 19 people were killed in the air raids.

Jeremy Fleming.
Jeremy Fleming, director of Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ), United Kingdom's intelligence, security and cyber agency. (Roslan Rahman/AFP via Getty Images)

According to CNN, there were at least four explosions in the morning. The attacks included a children's playground and tourist attractions.

The attacks came after the bridge was damaged. The damage to the bridge, which is both symbolically and strategically important to Russia, was a big hit to Putin who blamed Ukraine for the explosion.