An officer of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine with the call sign "Vito" exclusively for the project "Brave Hearts" told details of the preparation of military intelligence for the defense of Kharkiv, reports UNN.
My friend, who is also a colonel, and I came to Kharkiv together before the full-scale invasion to prepare for the defense of the city and the region
Everything was planned in advance. According to the Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov, it was decided to transport cargoes of weapons to the city before the invasion to protect Kharkiv and the region from the Russians.
Two or three weeks before the outbreak of hostilities, our officers sent batches of small arms, along with grenade launchers, of course, explosives, etc. to the city of Kharkiv to create a militia out of the locals, so to speak. This helped
Vito was one of the officers who implemented the plan to prepare for the defense of Kharkiv.
"Budanov's plan" is what we called it. The commander called me and my colleague. And Budanov spoke. We got ready and went to Kharkiv. We loaded two cars with weapons and ammunition. We arrived in the city, made caches. On February 23, I gave the first weapons to the people
According to him, the number of volunteers who stood up to defend their city from the Russian invaders exceeded all expectations - the weapons brought were not enough.
There was a lack of ammunition, grenades, and RPGs. What we brought was designed for one number of volunteers, people who would take up arms. But Kharkiv residents proved to be quite different. We had to arm them