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In recent developments, the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has effectively targeted and neutralized critical Russian military assets. From sabotage operations that burned Russian communication towers, to direct strikes on petrochemical plants in Bashkortostan, DIU's activities significantly impact Russia’s logistical capabilities. Special units like "Artan" and "Prymary" conduct precise clearance operations, as evidenced in regions like Lyman and Donbas. Their strategic reconnaissance missions have also led to key eliminations of high-ranking officials and war criminals within Russian-controlled territories. Additionally, DIU has focused on disrupting enemy air-defense measures, especially in areas like occupied Crimea and the Zaporizhzhia region, where several radar stations and aircraft have been neutralized. These actions not only weaken Russian operational capacities but also demonstrate Ukraine's adeptness in utilizing intelligence-led warfare tactics to counter and diminish occupational forces.

What recent operations has the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine undertaken?

The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has carried out a range of tactical operations impacting Russian military capabilities. Notably, they have conducted sabotage missions burning communication towers, targeted key petrochemical sites in Russia, and undertaken reconnaissance and clearance missions, eliminating high-value targets and disrupting logistical routes essential for Russian forces.

How does DIU impact Russian logistics and defenses?

The DIU actively disrupts Russian logistics and defenses through precision strikes on critical infrastructure, sabotage of communication networks, and systematic dismantling of air-defense systems. This strategic approach cripples Russia’s ability to maintain effective military operations, hindering transport and communication while weakening overall defensive posture.

What are the key results of DIU's operations in Crimea?

The targeting of air-defense assets in Crimea has been pivotal. DIU’s operations dismantled several radar stations and destroyed a range of aircraft, including helicopters and amphibious planes. By focusing on air defenses, they diminish Russian airborne strike capabilities, impeding Russia's control over the contested region.

What are the strategic goals of the DIU's special units?

The special units within the DIU, such as "Artan" and "Prymary," aim to execute covert operations targeting enemy positions and vital installations. Their goals include disrupting enemy logistics, eliminating high-priority targets, and gathering critical intelligence to support the broader strategic objectives of the Ukrainian armed forces in the ongoing conflict.

How effective is DIU's intelligence-led approach against Russian military operations?

The DIU's intelligence-led approach has been significantly effective in undermining Russian military operations. By leveraging detailed intelligence for targeted strikes and sabotage missions, DIU efficiently dismantles infrastructure critical to Russian operations. This approach reduces enemy capabilities and supports Ukrainian strategic advances on multiple fronts.

How does DIU collaborate with other Ukrainian military forces?

DIU collaborates closely with other Ukrainian forces to maximize operational effectiveness. Joint operations, like those displaying collaboration with the 3rd Army Corps, enable the integration of intelligence gathering, tactical operations, and strategic attacks. This synergy facilitates comprehensive offensives against the enemy, amplifying the impact on Russian war efforts.

What impact do DIU's operations have on Russian morale?

DIU's targeted operations have a demoralizing effect on Russian troops, as evidenced by intercepted communications showing low morale and logistical complaints. Effective strikes on key military assets and high-ranking officials contribute to uncertainty and fear among Russian forces, weakening their resolve and operational efficiency.

How does DIU manage to carry out operations across various territories?

DIU capitalizes on its extensive network of intelligence assets and reconnaissance capabilities. By deploying specialized units adept in covert and strategic missions, the DIU efficiently operates across diverse terrains. Their ability to strike selectively, from Crimea's air-defense systems to communication networks in Russian territory, exemplifies their strategic reach.

What are some notable outcomes of DIU's recent missions?

Notable outcomes include the elimination of key Russian military leaders and war criminals, significant disruptions to logistic chains within occupied territories, and the degradation of air-defense capabilities. These successes highlight DIU's role in weakening the operational capacities of Russian forces through calculated intelligence-inspired engagements.

Why are DIU's operations crucial to Ukraine's defense strategy?

DIU's operations are pivotal to Ukraine's defense as they systematically undermine enemy capabilities. By targeting infrastructure and leadership vital to Russian operations, they reduce the threats posed to Ukrainian forces and civilians, paving the way for strategic advancements and safeguarding Ukraine's sovereignty against occupiers.

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ворог,кацап,русня,орк Russians are not capable of attacking Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Sumy now - DIU Russia does not currently have the forces to launch a major offensive in the western strategic direction. 4 918 44 Previously in trend: War

цезар,куніков DIU intercepted conversation between occupiers about destroyed Caesar Kunikov: Debris and oily stain. AUDIO The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has published intercepted radio conversations of Russians from the site of the destruction of the large amphibious assault ship Caesar Kunikov. According to a preliminary visual assessment of the ship’s draft, the Caesar Kunikov was loaded with equipment when it sank. 24 330 35 Previously in trend: War

кібератака As result of DIU cyber attack, Russians had large-scale failure of their drone control program. PHOTOS Cyber specialists of the DIU of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine carried out another successful operation against the Russian occupiers - as of February 8, 2024, the enemy is complaining of a massive failure of the drone control program. 6 884 15 Incidents

арестович Media reported that Arestovych had traveled abroad via letter from DIU: Intelligence calls it fake (updated) Former advisor to the Presidential Office Oleksii Arestovych left Ukraine in the fall and has not returned for almost 5 months. 22 362 153 Ukrainian Politics

ивановец,тоне Russian missile boat "Ivanovets" sank after attack by special forces of DIU in occupied Crimea. VIDEO Ukrainian intelligence officers conducted a special operation in the occupied Crimea and destroyed the Russian Black Sea Fleet missile boat Ivanovets. 61 401 275 Previously in trend: War

військовополонені,обмін No prisoners allegedly transported by Russia in downed IL-76 aircraft during today’s big exchange - Defence Intelligence of Ukraine The list of prisoners exchanged today, 31 January, did not include those allegedly transported by Russia in the IL-76 aircraft shot down on 24 January. 6 811 36 War in Ukraine

фсб Russians want to reinforce border with Ukraine with FSB officers – interception of Defense Intelligence of Ukraine. AUDIO Russia is forming detachments of FSB border service units to strengthen the border with Ukraine. 3 859 12 Previously in trend: War

юсов On day of fall of Il-76, one of largest exchanges during full-scale war was to take place - DIU The exchange of prisoners with Russia, scheduled for January 24, was supposed to be one of the largest since the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation. 8 223 34 Previously in trend: War

бутусов Fundraising for repair of vehicles of DIU assault unit soldiers Soldiers of an assault unit of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine need help with car repairs. The fundraising goal is UAH 50 thousand. 950 8 Previously in trend: War

обмін Ukraine was not informed about number of vehicles, routes and forms of delivery of prisoners - Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Currently, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has no verified and comprehensive information on who exactly was on board the IL-76 aircraft that crashed today in the Belgorod region. 25 757 101 War in Ukraine

бабій Son and father of deceased Hero of Ukraine Oleh Babii are at unveiling of memorial plaque in Lviv. PHOTOS of day A memorial plaque was unveiled in Lviv in honour of the scout and Hero of Ukraine Oleh Babii. 11 999 6 Previously in trend: War

обмін,військовополоненими Prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine was being prepared today - Defence Intelligence of Ukraine The Defence Ministry’s Defence Intelligence of Ukraine said that a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine was to take place on 24 January. 24 966 136 Previously in trend: Prisoner swap

ту-22м3 Defence Intelligence revealed details of special operation to destroy three TU-22 in rear of Russian Federation. PHOTO In August last year, a Ukrainian reconnaissance group infiltrated Russian territory, destroyed a TU-22M3 bomber and disabled two more. During the special operation, commander Oleh Babiy, who was covering the retreat of his men, was killed. 20 109 63 Previously in trend: War

війна DIU attacked expensive occupiers’ SAM with drone - Russians tried to shoot down Ukrainian drone with missile but missed. VIDEO Servicemen of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine destroyed a Russian Tor anti-aircraft missile system. 24 695 51 Previously in trend: War

рф,армія Russia lacks reserves to simultaneously conduct powerful strategic offensive operations - DIU The reserves that the Russian Federation currently has are not enough to simultaneously conduct powerful strategic offensive operations. 2 821 23 Incidents

африка,туадера Russia is forming groups of "military instructors" to be sent to Africa - DIU The aggressor state of Russia is forming groups of so-called "military instructors" to be sent to Africa. 1 436 13 World

рф,армія As of January 2024, 462,000 Russian occupiers are fighting on territory of Ukraine, - Defence Intelligence Currently, the group of Russian ground forces fighting in Ukraine is 462 thousand people, while the staffing of enemy units is 92-95%. 3 243 16 War in Ukraine

окупанти,окупація Russians are forcibly mobilizing farmers in southern Ukraine – DIU Russians have intensified mechanisms of forced mobilization in the occupied communities of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. 5 818 64 War in Ukraine

розвідка,гур DIU obtains 100 gigabytes of classified information on Russian military-industrial complex worth $1.5 billion The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine informs that it has received 100 gigabytes of classified data from the Russian enterprise Special Technological Center LLC (STC). 9 445 90 War in Ukraine

бєлгород During DIU’s raid on Belgorod region, one rather "significant person" was seriously wounded – Budanov The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, said that "a rather significant person" was seriously wounded during a special operation by Ukrainian intelligence officers in Russia’s Belgorod region. 28 251 98 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

розвідка,гур DIU conducted special operation in Belgorod region: Russian platoon stronghold was attacked, enemy suffered losses. VIDEO The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine conducted a special operation in Belhorod region. Reconnaissance men mined the only road used by the occupiers in the area and attacked an enemy platoon stronghold. 13 729 12 Previously in trend: War

підпал,челябінськ,літака Su-34 fighter-jet burned down at Russian airfield. VIDEO On the night of 4 January, a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber burned down at an airfield in Chelyabinsk. 21 550 51 Previously in trend: War

телефон Russia’s special services launch new information attack against Ukrainians abroad: send provocative messages, - DIU Russian special services have launched a new information attack against Ukrainians abroad. Ukrainian citizens are receiving messages on their phones calling on them to help Moscow expel "American Satanists from the native Russian land." The attack is aimed at intimidating, demoralizing and disorganizing our citizens. 5 219 9 War in Ukraine

війна DIU servicemen eliminated group of occupants in hideouts in Bakhmut. VIDEO Ukrainian reconnaissance men are destroying the Russian military in Bakhmut and its outskirts with FPV drones. The process of eliminating the occupiers was captured on video. 15 459 8 Previously in trend: War

гур,дрон,морський Ukraine was able to create 200-mile security strip in Black Sea due to maritime strike drones - DIU Ukraine has created a 200-mile security strip in the Black Sea using maritime strike drones. Successful attacks by Ukrainian defenders on Russian naval facilities helped create a safe sea corridor for merchant ships. 2 794 8 Previously in trend: War

рф,мобілізація Russia calls up about 1,000-1,200 soldiers to army every day, - Defence Intelligence In Russia, 1,000-1,200 people are drafted into the army every day. At the same time, the level of dissatisfaction with forced mobilization increased to almost 70%. 3 448 25 Previously in trend: War

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гурмо Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) cyber units hacked Russian Tax Service: Entire database and its backups destroyed The cyber units of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine conducted a successful operation, attacking the Russian tax system. 17 879 91 World

дрони Commander of operators of sea drones with call sign Thirteenth: We can eliminate entire Black Sea Fleet of Russian Federation and are working on it. PHOTOS+INFOGRAPHICS A representative of MDI of the Ministry of Defence told journalists about the work of naval drones and the danger they pose to the occupiers’ fleet. 10 417 26 Previously in trend: War

ісд Prosecutor General’s Office transfers over UAH 170 million of seized funds of Russian bank to Defence Intelligence of Ukraine These are funds seized as part of a pre-trial investigation into the illegal activities of a group of Ukrainian companies affiliated with a Russian state investment bank. 860 11 Society

фейк DIU on implementation of IPSO by Russian special services: Enemy is trying to be smarter, looking for opinion leaders, veterans and Ukrainian-speaking speakers The enemy is trying to be more sophisticated and clever in implementing the IPSO. Realising that pro-Russian elements would not be trusted by anyone in Ukraine, Russian intelligence services began searching for opinion leaders, former military personnel, including veterans who had participated in the ATO or full-scale war, pro-Ukrainian activists, and Ukrainian-speaking speakers. 2 618 33 War in Ukraine

війна Special Forces of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine destroy position of Russian machine gunners on temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region. VIDEO The fighters of the PARAGON unit of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine in the temporarily occupied Horlivka, Donetsk region, discovered and effectively destroyed a position of Russian machine gunners, which they had set up in a tower in an industrial area, with an FPV drone. 7 307 8 Previously in trend: War

буданова Defence Intelligence said that Budanov’s wife Marianna was poisoned with heavy metals: She is now undergoing treatment Marianna, the wife of the head of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov, was poisoned with heavy metals. She is currently undergoing treatment. 18 357 192 Incidents

курськ Two Ruscist EW station were damaged in Kursk region, - Defence Intelligence. VIDEO On 18 November, two radar stations of the Russian occupiers were hit in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. 13 812 11 Previously in trend: War

чф,рф,дрони,чорноморськ Attack of Ukrainian surface drones on enemy amphibious ships in Chornomorsk. VIDEO The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence has published a video showing an attack on small amphibious ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in occupied Chornomorsk. 26 993 83 Previously in trend: War

обстріл_лого Ukraine hit two Russian boats in occupied Crimea, - Defence Intelligence (updated) On the night of November 10, the Ukrainian military hit two Russian high-speed landing boats in the occupied Crimea. 27 364 35 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas War

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гур Car of GosNIIMash CEO, which produces missile warheads, burned in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia - Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. PHOTO In the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod, the car of Igor Kuznetsov, CEO of GosNIIMash JSC, was burned. 5 287 11 World

бердянськ Defence Intelligence of Ukraine: In Berdiansk, resistance movement blew up four representatives of FSB On October 23, a car carrying 4 representatives of the FSB (Federal Security Service) of the Russian Federation was blown up in the temporarily occupied Berdiansk. 8 652 13 Previously in trend: War

дрон Our intelligence officers use Black Hornet microdrone at front. VIDEO Fighters of the Kraken reconnaissance and sabotage unit demonstrated the use of the Norwegian Black Hornet microdrone in combat conditions. 11 354 16 Previously in trend: War

рф,армія,мобілізація More than 20,000 people are mobilized for war in Russia every month, - Defence Intelligence More than 20 thousand Russians are being mobilized in the Russian Federation for the war in Ukraine. 3 930 23 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

гур conducted successful special operation "Barynya", which resulted in recruitment of Russian career military. PHOTO Russian military officer Daniil Alfyorov was skilfully recruited by Ukraine’s special services. He has been cooperating with the DIU since June 2023 and convinced 11 Russian servicemen to surrender. 10 481 34 Photo News

війна Defense Intelligence showed pilot who landed Russian Mi-8 helicopter in Ukraine. VIDEO The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has announced a documentary film entitled "Russia’s Downed Pilots", which will tell the story of the intelligence community. In particular, it will reveal the details of the unique special operation "Sinytsia", during which a Russian pilot was lured away and a Mi-8 helicopter was captured. 28 985 77 Previously in trend: War

війна Naval drone strikes enemy ship in Black Sea. VIDEO The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine showed footage of a Ukrainian naval drone striking an occupier’s vessel in the Black Sea. 49 160 82 Previously in trend: War