A limping Vladimir Putin has prayed for immediate divine intervention in his struggle towards Ukraine.

Recent footage exhibits him with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko as they visited the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Valaam monastery in Russia’s Karelia Republic.

The monastery, situated on Lake Ladoga, is near considered one of Putin’s palaces.

As Putin arrived on the monastery he seemed to be limping as he was accompanied by Lukashenko, his safety, and monks.

The go to adopted an earlier inspection of the Kronstadt Naval Cathedral, the principle temple utilized by the Russian Navy.

According to reviews, the 2 dictators joined in a prayer with an Orthodox priest.

In the footage, the priest may be heard incanting: “We pray for the granting of victory to our Christ-loving leaders and our army over the enemy.

“We pray, all-gifted Lord, hear us soon and have mercy on us. Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy.”

Prior to visiting the monastery, Putin and Lukashenko had touched the relic of St Nicholas the Wonderworker on the Russian Navy’s major cathedral.

The spiritual foray follows yet one more blow for Putin in his unlawful struggle towards Ukraine.

It was revealed earlier this week that the dictator has final one other key army chief.

Colonel Yevgeny Vashunin, 47, was “mortally wounded” on July 14.

Reports recommend Vashunin, chief of the Leningrad regiment, was separated from fellow troopers when he was hit.

Alexander Belsky, head of the St Petersburg regional meeting, mentioned the colonel was “cut off from fellow soldiers and seriously wounded”.

He added: “Despite the self-help measures taken, he died, selflessly fighting until the last minute.”

Following his demise, Vashunin will probably be posthumously awarded the Hero of Russia medal, the nation’s highest honour.

Vashunin’s demise is one other blow to Putin who allegedly believed the struggle could be over shortly when he invaded in on February 24, 2022.

Several commentators from all over the world thought the struggle could possibly be over in a matter of weeks after Russia superior shortly.

However, Ukraine stunned many as they held after which started to push again Russian forces.

So far, their army is continuous to push eastwards as a part of a summer season offensive.

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky is looking for the West to help with extra superior weapons with higher attain to assist them push Russian forces out of all Ukrainian territory, together with Crimea.