as reported by Ukrinform.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe publication notes that one of the most decisive elements of Ukraine\u2019s resilience has been the transformation of Ukraine\u2019s Main Intelligence Directorate under the leadership of Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov. Months before the invasion, he was one of the few senior officials who publicly warned of the impending attack \u2014 though at the time, many dismissed those warnings as alarmist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the first hours of the full-scale invasion, HUR demonstrated its ability to carry out high-risk missions. Notably, HUR units repelled a Russian airborne assault on Hostomel Airport. Had that operation failed, Russian forces could have encircled Kyiv within the first week, the publication notes. Another important mission involved seven helicopter missions through Russian-controlled airspace to resupply and evacuate the wounded from Azovstal during the siege of Mariupol. HUR also created and trained special units such as Kraken, Shaman, and Artan; organized partisan networks in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine; and oversees the International Legion of HUR, which includes thousands of foreign volunteers fighting on Ukraine\u2019s side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the Black Sea, HUR forces pushed back the Russian fleet, liberated Snake Island, regained control over offshore gas platforms\u2014known as the Boyko Towers\u2014and restored key grain export routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HUR\u2019s Group 13 developed the Magura maritime drone\u2014the only known unmanned craft to sink warships in combat. By the end of 2024, the Magura V5 had disabled or destroyed several Russian vessels and even shot down helicopters. The upgraded V7, armed with U.S.-made Sidewinder missiles, destroyed two Russian Su-30 fighters near Novorossiysk in May<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, HUR forces struck Russian airbases, weapons factories, and command centers up to 2,000 kilometers from the front, targeting valuable aircraft such as the A-50 airborne radar, the Tu-22M3 bomber, and the Su-57 fighter. \u201cThese are not symbolic strikes \u2014 they erode Russia\u2019s capacity to wage war,\u201d the publication notes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
HUR forces also carried out raids in Crimea. Budanov himself has led from the front, joining combat operations such as the liberation of Ruska Lozova near Kharkiv. Russian opposition groups trained by HUR have staged incursions into Belgorod and Kursk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the publication, HUR\u2019s reach is global. Veterans of Russia\u2019s Wagner Group and \u201cAfrican Corps,\u201d implicated in atrocities from Ukraine to Africa, are now tracked and eliminated wherever deployed. Budanov also directs Ukraine\u2019s Coordination Headquarters for Prisoners of War, which has secured the return of thousands of prisoners and civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNone of this would have been possible without U.S. support. Intelligence sharing between Washington and Kyiv has been one of the war\u2019s most impactful and least publicized successes. American satellite and signals intelligence, combined with Ukraine\u2019s human networks and tactical insight, have created a battlefield advantage no Russian general has been able to match,\u201d the article reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The authors of the article emphasize that the partnership between the United States and Ukraine has already reshaped the battlefield.\u00a0 \u201cHUR\u2019s example shows how sustained American backing \u2014 intelligence, technology, and material support \u2014 translates into measurable results against Russia. The path forward must build on that foundation. If Ukraine falters, Russia\u2019s ambitions will not stop at its borders. A Ukrainian victory, by contrast, would demonstrate that democratic nations can adapt faster, strike smarter, and stand together against authoritarian aggression,\u201d the article states. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The media outlet notes that whether a ceasefire becomes possible by the end of 2025 will depend on Washington\u2019s resolve to maintain unity and deter aggression from a coalition of autocracies that includes Russia, Iran, North Korea, and increasingly, China. \u201cThe lesson of Ukraine\u2019s intelligence war is simple: ingenuity and determination can outmatch a stronger enemy, but only when backed by sustained U.S. leadership. The Trump-Zelensky meeting was a reminder of that truth. Now Washington and its allies must act on it. America must continue to think big, act fast, and see far. That is how Ukraine wins \u2014 and how the West secures its future,\u201d the article concludes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported earlier U.S. Vice President JD Vance stated that the war between Russia and Ukraine cannot be resolved “overnight,” stressing that Washington will continue to push for a diplomatic settlement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read also:<\/strong> UK to extend training program for Ukrainian troops until end of 2026<\/a>
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