Ukraine was preparing for a possible full-scale Russian invasion. It was thanks to this that Russia was unable to realize its plan, and aviation losses on February 24 were minimal.
This was stated by the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov in a new interview.
Already on the 23rd, our aviation was dispersed. That is, when the rockets flew on the 24th, the losses in our combat aviation were almost minimal, almost zero. – said Kirill Budanov.
He noted that these are little-known steps, but “a lot of them were done at the last moment.”
According to the chief intelligence officer, Ukraine managed to survive thanks to the heroism of the Ukrainians.
“Thanks to our people, their heroism. What else can I add. Everyone has seen … Russia is crying out there that it is” great Patriotic “, in fact, for them it is not yet. But for us it is really a big Patriotic war. Everything from teenagers to the deep “old men, at that time, everyone stood up for defense,” Budanov stressed.
