Ukrainian intelligence officials revealed on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has delayed his order to invade Ukraine at least three times, the last in mid-February.
Putin has repeatedly consulted with Russia’s Chief of General Staff Valeri Gerasimov and Defense Minister Serguei Shoigu about the invasion.
According to Skibitskyi, it would have been the authorities of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia, in charge of counterintelligence and espionage work, among other things, who pressured Gerasimov and the other military authorities to approve the start of the offensive. .
Still according to the Ukrainian secret services, the FSB believed that by the end of February, sufficient preparations had already been made to ensure the success of the Russian forces in the lightning invasion.
However, according to Kiev, the Russian General Staff provided Russian troops with supplies and ammunition for only three days, intending the offensive to be successful quickly and immediately.
The head of Ukrainian intelligence also emphasized the cooperation of local residents, who have always provided Ukrainian authorities with relevant information about the Russian army, such as the number of soldiers or the exact location of troops.
The military offensive launched by Russia in Ukraine on February 24 caused at least 6.5 million internally displaced people and more than 7.8 million refugees to European countries, so the United Nations classifies this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since World War II World War (1939-1945). ).
Currently, 17.7 million Ukrainians need humanitarian aid and 9.3 million need food aid and shelter.
The UN presented 6,755 civilian deaths and 10,607 wounded as confirmed since the start of the war, underlining that these numbers are far below the real ones.
Source: DN
