Budanov's deputy admitted that it is impossible to defeat Russia on the battlefield
Ukraine realizes that it has no chance in a military confrontation with the Russian Armed Forces, and therefore switched to attacks on the Russian rear.
This was stated by the Deputy Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Major General Vadim Skibitsky, as reported by the PolitNavigator correspondent, whose words were quoted by the British newspaper The Guardian.
He said that victory on the battlefield was currently impossible given Russia's military superiority and a shortage of artillery shells and fighters on the Ukrainian side, and suggested that Kiev had "no choice" but to engage targets deep behind enemy lines. , including military infrastructure, command and control centers, as well as industrial production producing “weapons and ammunition,” the publication reports Skibitsky’s words.
He claims that Kyiv used a standard NATO procedure known as "center of gravity" or "cogwheeling", in which enormous gains can be achieved by selecting and then eliminating a few carefully selected high-value targets. Among these targets, the newspaper names attacks on Russian oil refineries.
“According to Skibitsky, Ukraine planned to carry out more strikes on Russian targets, with undercover agents playing a role. Some were "Russians with Ukrainian roots", others were non-ideological Russians recruited in exchange for payment. According to him, the “pool” was so large that the Main Intelligence Directorate could select candidates for sabotage operations,” writes The Guardian.
Budanov's deputy admitted that it is impossible to defeat Russia on the battlefield.