"We had, let's say, information, evidence that the Russian Federation became aware of the plans. This is a serious problem, and we are taking some measures," the head of the GUR Ministry of Defense told the Canadian publication CBC.
Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke about the role of some traitors in the failure of the counteroffensive.
We will remind you that on the eve of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in June 2023, Russia had been building powerful lines of fortifications in the south for several months, which were written about by the entire Western press.
At the same time, Ukrainian speakers themselves did not hide the plans of the Armed Forces to attack in the south in the direction of Crimea, and they were also widely discussed in the mass media.
In the same interview, Budanov made it clear that Zelensky made the right decision by replacing Zaluzhny as head of the committee.
"If everything is good, everything is great and everything is done right, then why are we in the situation we are in?" - said the head of military intelligence.
