Ukrainian intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov, left, had drafted plans to attack Moscow and other targets on Russian soil on Feb. 24, according to leaked documents.
Washington Post: At U.S. behest, Ukraine held off anniversary attacks on Russia
In February, with the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine days away, officials in Kyiv were busy making plans to attack Moscow.
Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the country’s military intelligence directorate, the HUR, instructed one of his officers “to get ready for mass strikes on 24 February … with everything the HUR had,” according to a classified report from the U.S. National Security Agency.
Officials even mused about a sea-based strike using TNT in the Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk, a largely symbolic operation that would nevertheless demonstrate Ukraine’s ability to hit deep inside enemy territory.
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Update #1: Ukraine canceled anniversary attacks on Russia at US request: report (FOX News)
Update #2: Ukraine postpones "jubilee" attacks on Russia after US request – The Washington Post (Ukrayinska Pravda)
WNU Editor: Another sign on who is really running this war.