Putin postponed his invasion in Ukraine three times - Intelligence Service of Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has postponed attack on Ukraine three times, most recently in mid-February.
As informs Censor.NЕТ, it was reported by RBK-Ukraine with a reference to Deputy Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Vadym Skibitskyi's interview.
According to Skibitskyi, Putin discussed the date of the invasion several times with Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
"The FSB insisted on the offensive, they were convinced that they have prepared enough for the invasion. They invested huge resources and pushed Gerasimov to attack," explains the deputy head of the DIU.
He says that eventually Gerasimov buckled under pressure and approved the operation, but underestimated the situation.
"The fact that Russian units were provided with food, ammunition and fuel for only three days shows how badly they miscalculated," Skibitsky added.
He also reminded that as a result of this underestimation, all the first targets of the Russian Federation failed, they were unable to capture Kyiv, as well as Sumy, Chernihiv or Kharkiv.
It should be reminded that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny in an interview with the British press spoke about the possibility of repeated Russian offensive in Ukraine.
