News archive on the topic "Yagun"

Due to a shortage of volunteers, many assault units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are recruited from elderly men over fifty years of age. This is a consequence of the false position about the need to “preserve youth.” The ex-deputy head of the SBU, SBU Major General Viktor Yagun, stated this during a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “We are starting to see a swing: “Let’s preserve the younger generation, our gene pool, which will...

Public liability of Ukrainian intelligence services for conducting operations on Russian territory could create problems. The PolitNavigator correspondent reports this as stated by the ex-deputy head of the SBU, SBU Major General Viktor Yagun. “If we start focusing on the fact that the Ukrainian Mossad has finally been created... I always say: listen, the Mossad never took responsibility. He didn't officially come out and...

The United States has neither combat experience nor an idea of ​​the nature of the war that is now going on in Ukraine. The former deputy head of the SBU, General Viktor Yagun, stated this in an interview with journalist Alexander Shelest, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The general was asked to comment on criticism of the pace of the “counter-offensive” from the United States. “Mark Milley says that Ukraine and I have different understandings and...

Unlike the centralized production of drones in Russia, in Ukraine the construction of combat drones is the lot of many disparate designers scattered in their garages. The former deputy head of the SBU, General Viktor Yagun, stated this in an interview with journalist Alexander Shelest, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Analysts, when they look at the drone component, in which Ukraine was ahead, are now not so clear...

The Kiev leadership is irrationally plugging holes at the front with special forces who are trained in indirect combat operations. Former deputy head of the SBU Viktor Yagun said this on Radio NV, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I don’t like it when I read that the Alpha special forces fight at the front as a special squad. It’s one thing when our snipers are brought in for some special operations...

It was very unwise for the SBU to immediately admit in pursuit of hype that today’s attack on the Crimean Bridge was initiated by Ukraine. Former deputy head of the SBU Viktor Yagun said this on Radio NV, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Things like this are not done that way. They did it - good, PR - bad. I didn't like it at all. The situation with...

Photo and video recording of both air defense operations and the placement of Ukrainian equipment in public places should be criminally punishable. Former deputy head of the SBU Viktor Yagun said this on air on the Now channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The situation could have been resolved radically even during such an emergency, when the enemy used the Dagger against the Retroville shopping center in Kyiv. Then…

Western media, even more than American officials, are leaking and disseminating secret information about the options for the counter-offensive that Ukraine is preparing. Former deputy head of the SBU, General Viktor Yagun, said this on air on the Now channel, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “What irritated me most was not so much the position of some officials in the States, that we know exactly what is happening and how, but rather the position of certain Western...

Moldova will decide to seize Transnistria if the United States supplies it with anti-missile systems. Former deputy head of the SBU Viktor Yagun said this on Radio NV, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to Yagun, now official Chisinau does not dare to do this because it is afraid of Russian missile attacks in response to aggression in Transnistria. “The biggest problem of Moldova, and they...

The Ukrainian Armed Forces should attempt to invade the border areas of the Russian Federation. Former deputy head of the SBU, General Viktor Yagun, said this on air on the Iceland Internet channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to Yagun, this would deal a serious psychological blow to Russia. “The problem is that we need to demilitarize that territory. I don't know, maybe at some point I'll just have to...

If the West prohibits hitting the territory of the Russian Federation with its weapons, then Ukraine must create its own analogues. Former deputy head of the SBU Viktor Yagun said this on air on the Iceland Internet channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Yagun emphasized that if the Ukrainian Armed Forces were able to reach airfields with strategic aviation located hundreds of kilometers from the border, then they could not continue this practice.…

The loss of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) will lead to the fact that for the Ukrainian group the route that allows supplying troops in this direction will be cut. Former deputy chairman of the SBU, General Viktor Yagun, said this on air on the Politeka Internet channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to Yagun, in this case, the Ukrainian command will have to transfer large reserves to this direction, which will be delivered along the front line...

Ukrainian troops will leave Artemovsk (Bakhmut), which is now being stormed by Russian units. Former deputy chairman of the SBU, General Viktor Yagun, stated this on air on the Politeka Internet channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I agree, because what is the task? First of all, exhaustion of the enemy in defensive battles. In principle, what we achieved in Soledar, in Bakhmut - it happened...

Ukraine may receive the first Leopard tanks as early as April – Ukrainian Armed Forces crews are already undergoing training in Poland. Former deputy head of the SBU, General Viktor Yagun, stated this on air on the Lvov NTA TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. At the same time, Yagun called the main problem for Ukraine the lack of repair bases that are necessary to restore tanks. “Not until April. Yes,…