Russian media shows footage of mushroom clouds ‘in anticipation of nuclear conflict’ [VIDEO]

Russian media has shown a chilling array of mushroom clouds “in anticipation of a nuclear conflict” amid calls for Putin to “take drastic measures” to win Ukraine.

Sinister footage broadcast by NTV highlighted nuclear explosions and the aftermath of ‘Armageddon’.

The slavish transmitter is owned by the media wing of Gazprom, the Kremlin-obeying energy giant that is now starving the west of Russian gas for the coming winter.

The series was titled: ‘In anticipation of a nuclear conflict – how weapons of mass destruction have become part of the geopolitical game.’

It comes as Putin’s top lieutenant Ramzan Kadyrov – Chechnya’s leader and war buff – called on Putin to consider “declaring martial law in border areas and using low-yield nuclear weapons” to overcome his latest military humiliations in Ukraine to come.

Vladimir Putin’s propaganda television has shown the chilling series ‘pending nuclear conflict’

The slavish canal is owned by the media wing of Gazprom, the Kremlin-obedient energy giant that is now starving western Russian gas for the coming winter

‘I don’t know what the Ministry of Defense reports to the Commander in Chief [Putin]but in my personal opinion we need to take more drastic measures,” he said.

Lieutenant Kadyrov complained that Putin’s commanders had failed to drive out the alleged “Satanists and Fascists” from Ukraine.

The TV series blamed the West for too much talk of nuclear war, while Putin’s acolytes and propagandists – plus the Kremlin leader himself – are constantly fueling the threat of a nuclear apocalypse.

The message seemed to be that the West must yield to Putin’s demands on Ukraine and that the threat of nuclear war would diminish.

The series was titled: ‘In anticipation of a nuclear conflict – how weapons of mass destruction have become part of the geopolitical game

The footage showed a nuclear explosion and its aftermath, including damage to trees and buildings, as well as gas masks and protective clothing

“We are in a situation where the superiority in resources and conventional weapons is on the side of the West,” said Vasily Kashin, a military and political analyst at Moscow’s Higher School of Economics.

“Russia’s power is based on its nuclear arsenal.”

Despite this, Putin today bolstered his conventional forces with a new wave of war equipment moved from thousands of miles away in Siberia.

A video showed armaments moving west from Krasnoyarsk, some 3,000 miles from the war zone.

Meanwhile, Russia’s “surrender” to strategic Lyman has caused deep fear among Putin propagandists.

It comes as Putin’s Lieutenant Ramzan Kadyrov (left) – Chechnya’s leader and a war fanatic – urged Putin to think about “declaring martial law in border areas and using low-yield nuclear weapons” to help his latest military humiliations in Ukraine

Lieutenant Kadyrov (pictured) complained that Putin’s commanders had failed to expel the alleged ‘Satanists and fascists’ from Ukraine

They target Putin’s military top and demand support from the high command.

Reservist military commander and regular loyalist MP Andrey Gurulev snapped: “I can’t explain this surrender in military terms.

“It is probably a milestone, not only militarily, but also politically, especially now.…

‘The problem is a system of lies, reports of a good situation’ [when the reality is bad].

“This rot comes from top to bottom.”

A member of the defense committee of the Russian parliament claimed that the Russian armed forces were heroes led by selfish donkeys.

Reserve military commander and regular loyalist MP Andrey Gurulev struck: ‘I can’t explain this surrender in military terms’

He stormed onto state television, ‘Don’t we know how many troops were advancing on Lyman?

Gurulev burst onto state television: ‘Didn’t we know how many troops were advancing on Lyman?

‘If not, where was the information?

“The 144th Division worked perfectly on the ground, as did Army aviation.

“The artillery didn’t stop working at all.

‘The whole problem is not on the ground, but in the’ [army general staff] where they still don’t understand and don’t understand the situation.’