Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate

Ukraine military intelligence hits Kadyrov-linked fighters

Ukraine’s military intelligence agency said its special forces defeated a group of Chechen fighters loyal to Ramzan Kadyrov on the frontline, releasing video footage of the operation in a statement on Apr. 29.

29 April, 06:57 PM

Budanov explains whether Ukraine’s intelligence can intercept senior Russian officials’ conversations

Ukraine’s military intelligence agency is capable of intercepting conversations of senior Russian officials, the agency’s chief, Kyrylo Budanov, said in comments to RBC-Ukraine on Dec. 7.

7 December 2025, 01:21 PM

Russian oil processing drops 18-20%—HUR

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) estimates that Russia’s oil processing volumes have fallen by as much as 20%, HUR spokesman Andriy Yusov said in a Telegram post on Oct. 30.

30 October 2025, 08:36 PM

Beijing’s peace rhetoric contradicted by Chinese-made parts in Russian UAVs

It is “hard” to trust China when it claims not to support Russia or the war while Ukrainian officials find Chinese components in Russian drones, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhyi said on Sept. 5.

6 September 2025, 06:15 PM

Troops of Russia push forward near multiple settlements in Donetsk Oblast — DeepState

Russian invaders have made advances near three settlements in the Novopavlivske direction of Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState project reported on Aug. 15.

15 August 2025, 11:39 AM

Ukrainian drones may have hit one of Russia’s most advanced S-500 radar stations

The OSINT project KiberBoroshno analyzed video published by Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence on Aug. 7 and concluded that a Ukrainian drone strike targeted the advanced and rare 98L6 Yenisei radar system, according to a post on the project's Telegram channel on Aug. 8.

8 August 2025, 03:45 PM

Ukraine projects $40 billion budget deficit for 2026

Ukraine’s budget deficit in 2026 is projected to reach at least $40 billion, requiring deeper cooperation with the IMF, the head of the parliamentary budget committee, Roksolana Pidlasa, said on Facebook on July 21.

21 July 2025, 03:55 PM

Ukrainian intelligence carried out a drone strike on Russian military sites in Bryansk

The Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate struck the facilities of the 120th arsenal of Russia's Main Missile and Artillery Directorate in Bryansk with drones, NV sources reported on June 28.

28 June 2025, 03:39 PM

Ukrainians evacuated from Iran have safely arrived in Kyiv by bus as part of a joint operation

As part of the final stage of a joint operation by the Main Intelligence Directorate and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ukrainians evacuated from Iran arrived in Ukraine by bus, Suspilne reports on June 25.

25 June 2025, 10:48 AM

General Syrskyi discusses the ongoing growth of Russian military forces

Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russian invaders are increasing their forces by 8,000-9,000 troops monthly and also have a strategic reserve, LIGA.net reports on June 22.

22 June 2025, 01:15 PM

HUR debunks Russia’s claim that nearly no POWs remain in Ukraine

Russian claims that there are almost no Russian prisoners of war left in Ukraine after the "thousand-for-a-thousand" exchange agreement are false, as reported by Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, in a comment to LIGA.net on June 19.

19 June 2025, 10:39 AM

Kremlin stirs tensions via frozen conflicts in Georgia, Transnistria, South Caucasus — Ukraine’s HUR

Russia is deliberately fueling regional instability through frozen conflicts in Georgia, Transnistria, and the South Caucasus by using hybrid warfare tactics to expand its influence, former deputy chief of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) Illia Pavlenko said in a statement released by the agency on June 6.

6 June 2025, 02:56 PM

Ukraine hacks into Russian strategic aircraft data

Cyber experts from Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate hacked the Tupolev Design Bureau and accessed critical data on Russian strategic aircraft, intelligence sources told NV on June 4.

4 June 2025, 04:09 PM

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