Ukrainian intelligence has indicated that, according to its information, Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly postponed his order to invade Ukraine on as many as three occasions, most recently in mid-February.
According to the chief director of Ukrainian Intelligence, Vadim Skibitskyi, Putin has repeatedly consulted the chief of the Russian General Staff, Valeri Gerasimov, and the Minister of Defense, Sergei Shoigu, about the invasion.
According to Skibitskyi, it would have been the authorities of the Russian Federal Security Service – in charge of counterintelligence and espionage, among others – who pushed Gerasimov and the rest of the military authorities to give their approval to the offensive.
According to Ukrainian Intelligence, the Russian Security Service considered that by the end of February sufficient preparation had already been carried out to guarantee the success of the Russian Armed Forces in a lightning invasion.
In fact, the General Staff would have delivered to the Russian troops supplies and ammunition for only three days, believing that the offensive would be quick and successful at once.
Finally, Skibitskyi praised the collaboration of the local residents, who at all times provided the Ukrainian authorities with relevant information about the Russian Army, such as the number of troops or the exact location of the troops.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
