Contents tagged with Budanov

  • Ukrainian Intelligence Chief: Kyiv has the minimum number of weapons required to begin counteroffensive

    Ukraine has now the minimum number of weapons required to launch a counteroffensive, said head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Major General Kyrylo Budanov, in an interview with the Japanese news agency NHK.

    "Many civilians are still under Russian occupation, and we have no more time to lose. We already have the minimum number of weapons and other equipment. All I can say is that it will start soon," Budanov said.

    According to Budanov, Ukrainian …

  • Head of Ukrainian Military Intelligence: Russia is prepared to lose Crimea

    The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Major General Kyrylo Budanov, said that Russian authorities are ready to lose Crimea.

    Earlier, Budanov predicted that in the coming months, Ukrainian troops would enter the territory of Crimea, which would begin its complete liberation from the Russians. He noted that no nuclear strike would happen in this case.

    The journalists asked Budanov why he was so optimistic, even though other Ukrainian officials do not …