We do not believe that Russia will not want to return with aggression even after we drive out the occupiers from all our land. But the victory of Ukraine can and should be such that any attempts by the enemy to return would not go beyond the sick fantasy of those madmen who bear such plans,“ Zelenskyy said, speaking in Kyiv on Friday on the occasion of the Day of Ukrainian Statehood.
Archiv: Kyrylo Budanov
Ukraine-Russia war: Ukrainian soldiers will reach Crimea ‚soon‘
(29.07.2023)
The head of Ukraine’s intelligence directorate has said that their forces could begin attempts to de-occupy Crimea “soon”.
In comments to Ukrainian news site TSN, Kyrylo Budanov said that forces could enter Russian-occupied Crimea shortly but did not specify a timeframe.
Ukraine Spy Chief Says Threat to Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Subsiding
Ukrainian officials have been claiming without evidence that Russia planted explosives at the ZNPP and were warning an attack was imminent. But the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Wednesday its experts at the plant saw no signs of explosives, although the agency was asking for more access.
Budanov said the alleged Russia threat was “decreasing” but wouldn’t offer any details. “Sorry I can’t tell you what happened recently but the fact is that the threat is decreasing”, he said. “This means that at least we have all together with joint efforts somehow postponed a technogenic catastrophe.”
Geheimdienstchef: Keine Waffen aus China für Moskau
US-Geheimdienstchef William Burns hatte am Wochenende gesagt, dass Washington „überzeugt“ davon sei, dass die Führung in Peking Waffenlieferungen an Russland in Betracht ziehe. Laut einem Bericht des „Wall Street Journal“ erwägt China, Drohnen und Munition zu liefern.
Live: Ukraine intelligence chief sees no sign China plans to arm Russia
But when asked about the possibility in a lengthy interview with Voice of America published on Monday, Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said: „I do not share this opinion.“
„As of now, I do not think that China will agree to the transfer of weapons to Russia,“ he said. „I do not see any signs that such things are even being discussed.“
Ukraine fighting is deadlocked, spy chief Kyrylo Budanov tells BBC
(29 December 2022)
Fighting in Ukraine is currently at a deadlock as neither Ukraine nor Russia can make significant advances, the head of the Ukrainian military intelligence agency has said, while Kyiv waits for more advanced weapons from Western allies.
„The situation is just stuck,“ Kyrylo Budanov told the BBC in an interview. „It doesn‘t move.“
Zelensky’s Party Says It Will Move to Replace Defense Minister
(05.02.2023)
The fate of the defense minister, Oleksii Reznikov, has been the subject of increasing speculation amid a growing scandal about financial impropriety within the ministry and an accompanying government investigation into corruption.
Davyd Arakhamia, the head of Mr. Zelensky’s Servant of the People party in Parliament, said on Sunday that Mr. Reznikov would be transferred to the leadership of another ministry and that Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, the current military intelligence chief, would replace him.