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Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, has given an interview for The Washington Post.

During the interview, the chief of Ukrainian military intelligence called on the United States to provide our country with the assistance, which is needed to fight against the aggressor state of russia.

“Together we will gain a common victory,” he said.

Kyrylo Budanov also spoke about the Ukrainian plan to reduce russia’s military potential.

“We’ve offered a plan aimed at reduction of russian potential. It encompasses a lot of aspects, like the military industry, critical military targets, their airfields, their command-and-control posts,” explained the DIU chief.

According to him, this may also affect the level of support among the russian population for the war against Ukraine, launched by the Kremlin.

“When you’re sitting, say, in st. petersburg, and you’re seeing the war only on TV, you will always be supportive. But people start to get nervous when some facility [is attacked] near their house,” Kyrylo Budanov noted.

The head of the Ukrainian special service noted that putin and his regime had become a victim of his own propaganda.

“They overheated their society, saying that they’re the most mighty and all-powerful in the world, and he started believing that himself. But it turned out their military is not as powerful as they thought,” he said.

At the same time, Kyrylo Budanov noted that the russians demonstrate the ability to quickly recover their strength.

“putin made a strategic mistake in launching the war. But russians recover fast, and that’s a fact that you should keep in mind. They have proved that dozens of times. We should not underestimate this characteristic,” the general underscored.

He added that the russian-Ukrainian war would continue as long as the putin regime remains in power in russia.

“Under the next regime, it might change or not, but there will be a window of opportunity,” Kyrylo Budanov said.