The Kremlin is planning another hybrid campaign against Ukraine. UNN reports this with reference to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
In mid-December 2023, a meeting of the so-called CIS Institute, which is under the full control of the Russian dictator's administration and is funded from the budget of the aggressor state, took place in Moscow. The topic of the meeting was the war against Ukraine
It is reported that during the discussion of the prospects for further military confrontation, the Kremlin's so-called experts concluded that the Ukrainian command had switched to positional defense in order to
- of disrupting the Russian offensive in the winter and spring of 2024;
- Strengthening of defense lines;
- strengthening the air defense system;
- ammunition accumulation;
- formation of a combat-ready reserve.
"According to Muscovites, such a scenario would make it impossible to further seize Ukraine by force. Therefore, Kremlin analysts have emphasized the inadmissibility of any cessation of hostilities, Ukraine's retention of access to the Black Sea and the presence of a "pro-Western regime" in Kyiv," the report said.
The intelligence service reported that at the Moscow meeting, there were also calls to launch another powerful information and psychological campaign against Ukraine's top military and political leadership, using the theme of "the next presidential election."
"The purpose of the campaign is to undermine the legitimacy of the President of Ukraine and the leadership of our country among countries that are allegedly allies and partners of Russia, and - if possible - among Ukrainian citizens," the intelligence service informs.
Addendum
Russian special services have launched a new information attack against Ukrainians in other countries.