Whenever the head of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), Kyrylo Budanov, joins reconnaissance officers on operations, it’s stressful due to the inherent risks, stated a soldier with the call sign Tymur, head of the HUR special forces unit, in an interview with NV’s sister publication Ukrainska Pravda on Feb. 13. “For us, it is the maximum […]
Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry and author of some of Ukraine’s most celebrated attacks, including strikes on the illegal Crimean Bridge, was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine on Feb. 8. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded him the title one day after he named Oleksandr Syrskyi the […]
Kyrylo Budanov, the chief of Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR), hopes that Canada could hand over to Ukraine tens of thousands of rockets that are awaiting demolition at one of the country’s military bases. More than 83,000 CRV7 ground attack rockets are warehoused at Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot Dundurn, south of Saskatoon. Canada no longer has […]
There is a “hypothetical” plan to increase the number of Ukrainian strikes on Russian critical infrastructure and military facilities within Russia, said the chief of Ukraine’s military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, in an interview with CNN published on Jan. 31. Multiple drone strikes on oil depots in Russia were reported in January, including in Krasnodar, Bryansk, […]
Ukraine will continue to conduct special operations in occupied Crimea to sabotage Russian logistics, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov told the Financial Times on Jan. 19. Read also: Satellite imagery confirms Russia lost Tarantul-class corvette in Sevastopol Bay Budanov emphasized the need to keep pressure on Russia, particularly in Crimea, by attacking from the […]
The destruction of the A-50 AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft will likely be a significant blow to the Russian Air Force operations around southern Ukraine, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence (HUR) chief Kyrylo Budanov told the Financial Times on Jan. 15. While the A-50 plane was shot down and exploded, an Il-22 command-and-control aircraft was […]
Western countries t succumbing to war fatigue “will have to take care of the Muscovites when they come to occupy their territories,” Chief of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with Le Monde on Jan. 11. Russia’s war against Ukraine began 10 years ago, and the full-scale invasion has been going […]