The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine

The Ryazan oil refinery in Russia suffered from a drone attack carried out by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense on the night of May 1. The attack led to a large-scale fire at the facility.

Russian propaganda has launched another fake that Ukraine is preparing for peace talks with Russia in June, distorting President Zelensky's statement about a possible path to a just peace.

The level of desertion among the Russian occupation army is increasing: more than 18,000 Russian servicemen have left the service in the combat units of the Southern Military District without permission, including about 12,000 from the 8th Combined Arms Army and 2,500 from the 58th Combined Arms Army.

High net worth individuals realize that Crimea is a risky investment because of the ongoing conflict and the potential destruction of the Crimean bridge.

The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine said that Telegram had blocked their chatbot in violation of the rules and public statements. The intelligence service also emphasizes that they are already working to restore the bot's operation on other platforms

Telegram has blocked several Ukrainian bots that helped collect information for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including the Yevorog bot and official bots of the GUR and SBU.

According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, unknown persons destroyed two diesel locomotives in Russia, one in Orenburg and the other in Vladikavkaz, which reduced the enemy's military and logistics capabilities.

On April 26, Ukrainian intelligence destroyed the Russian occupiers' newest radar, the Repeonik, with a drone strike.

At the meeting in Ramstein, Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi informed the coalition members about the difficult operational situation in Ukraine, the deteriorating strategic situation, and the urgent need for missiles and ammunition.

The Ukrainian reconnaissance unit "Geese-9" and artillerymen of the 15th Brigade "Black Forest" destroyed the latest Russian electronic warfare system "Podlet" worth 5 million dollars, which was used to detect targets for S-300/S-400 air defense missile systems.

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has launched a cyberattack on the resources of the Russian ruling United Russia party, which resulted in the failure of some of their servers and domains.

Ukrainian intelligence has destroyed a Russian Ka-32 multi-purpose helicopter at the Ostafyevo airfield in Moscow, which belonged to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

British intelligence believes that the detention of Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Tvanov on bribery charges indicates a serious scandal in the Russian defense ministry.

Ukrainian military intelligence drones attacked and partially destroyed an oxygen station and disabled two oxygen units at the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant in Russia.

The Security Service of Ukraine detained a local resident in Kharkiv who tried to direct Russian air bombs at the base of the Special Forces of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine by passing coordinates to the enemy.

The Russians are preparing a new assassination attempt on Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, proposes to legislate to oblige all Telegram channels to register in order to determine who is behind each media resource, as Telegram has acquired the status of a mass medium.

There is no threat of a new Russian offensive against Kyiv, assures the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

russia has accumulated a naval component of missiles and tactical missile weapons, but has not yet actively used them, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry believes.

From mid-May Ukraine will face a difficult situation, according to the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

Russian propagandists have invented a fake about the head of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov. He was allegedly captured by the occupiers.

Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov has revealed details of the successful ambush and destruction of a Russian Tu22M3 long-range strategic bomber at a distance of 308 kilometers, expressing hope that Odesa will now feel a little better.

Representatives of the Ukrainian media, special services and government agencies held a joint meeting to discuss improving the effectiveness of countering disinformation in the Ukrainian media space, including plans to work with Telegram, Viber and social media platforms.

Ukraine has successfully destroyed a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber with X-22 cruise missiles and the missiles themselves, as well as a Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft, using various systems, including modernized components made from old parts.

The Ukrainian military shot down a russian Tu-22M3 strategic missile carrier-bomber, forcing the other plane to turn around, so the russians never fired some of the missiles.

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in cooperation with the Air Force, shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bomber at a distance of about 300 kilometers from Ukraine using the same means that had previously shot down a Russian A-50 aircraft.

On the night of April 19, 2024, Russian troops launched a combined attack using 36 missiles and drones, but Ukrainian air defense systems successfully destroyed 29 of them, including for the first time a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber with X-22 cruise missiles.

The head of Ukrainian intelligence, Budanov, predicts that the war will continue as long as the current political regime is in place in russia.

Ukraine's intelligence is conducting operations around the world, including in Africa, against Russian Wagner mercenaries to reduce Russia's military potential, the head of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine has said.

Russia reports a nighttime drone attack on the Kamenskiy chemical plant in the Rostov region, as a result of which the debris from one of the downed drones damaged the plant and injured an employee.