Russia's offensive against Ukraine began back in September-October/Office of the President
Ukraine lived in a constant hybrid war – cyberattacks on Ukrainian government websites were carried out long before the start of a full-scale invasion. The authorities understood that Russia was preparing, but no one could predict with what impudence the aggressor would enter our territories.
Vladimir Zelensky said this in an interview on the occasion of the third anniversary of the inauguration. According to him, Ukraine began to prepare for the invasion in September-October.
Everyone knew about the offensive, but no one understood the details
Zelensky stressed that he was aware of all intelligence data, and it was Ukraine that owned all the details that no one else knew. However, even this was not enough to understand how Russia would behave.
It is one thing when you understand that tanks will come from Belarus, and another thing that Russia will go through Belarus. It is even better to behave differently, preparing for the missiles to fly away from Belarus. The difference seems small, but it's there. Therefore, no one knew what was happening until the end,” Zelensky said.
According to him, everyone was preparing for different scenarios. Ukraine had its own preparation, the world, which constantly sent us a warning – its own.
Preparations for war began in September-October
In general, Zelensky notes that one can talk about the beginning of a full-scale war for hours and he would start this conversation from September-October.
“The way we prepared, what happened, what were the messages and the first steps – economic, financial. Lockdown, gasoline shortage, reduction in energy resources, etc.,” the president listed the main preparation steps.
< p> The fact that Zelensky knew about the offensive was also confirmed by the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda. In an interview with the Polska Times, he said that during their meeting on February 23, the President of Ukraine said that Russia would launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the coming hours. He also added that Volodymyr Zelensky was determined and confident during the meeting. He told Dudi that the Ukrainian army was prepared and ready to defend the state.
Recall , on the night of February 24, Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine. At 6.45 a.m., President Volodymyr Zelensky recorded the first appeal to citizens, urging them to remain calm and stay at home. At the same time, he announced the introduction of martial law in Ukraine.
In addition, Zelensky believes that it is too early to assess the actions of the authorities. First you need to win and reach the end.
