Head of Main Intelligence Directorate on what Ukraine can respond to Russia's advantage in manpower
Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov (photo: Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
The Russian Federation has a significant advantage in terms of manpower over Ukraine. However, the Ukrainian state's response to this is its military technologies, in which the country has become a world leader, states the Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov.
The head of Ukraine's intelligence noted that the country is replacing personnel on the battlefield, where possible, with new options such as drones and electronic warfare means.
"Technologies will have quite a significant meaning in this war, so that we don’t fight the war until the last citizen’s left," Budanov said.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes that technologies have become crucial for one of Budanov's most important projects: waging war with Russia using long-range drones.
I am a fan of this. I have been advocating this since the very first days of the war, saying openly that so long as the war is contained on our territory, it will not affect Russia. That is why since spring 2022, we have started to conduct significant operations on Russian territory, and we will go further the more resources we have for this. And Russia has started to feel it," he said.
In other words, Russian President Vladimir Putin can no longer pretend to his people that this war does not affect him.
"It is still not critical for Russia at this stage, but it has led to the situation when the average citizen in the European part of the Russian Federation for sure knows and feels that the war is ongoing and has experienced some of the explosions himself. It influences, even on a small scale now, their morale," Budanov summarized.
In the same interview, the head of Ukraine's military intelligence answered whether ATACMS missiles would be allowed to destroy the Crimean Bridge.
Earlier, it was reported that according to Kyrylo Budanov, the situation on the front lines would remain challenging for at least another month. However, it will not turn into an armageddon.
