{"id":16862,"date":"2025-06-18T16:52:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T23:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/?p=16862"},"modified":"2025-06-18T16:53:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T23:53:25","slug":"hlobalna-rozvidka-iak-ukraina-b-ie-rosiiu-v-tini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2025\/06\/18\/hlobalna-rozvidka-iak-ukraina-b-ie-rosiiu-v-tini\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine\u2019s War in the Shadows Against Russia Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16862\" class=\"elementor elementor-16862\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7d4c3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b7d4c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b92c6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b92c6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16863\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2025\/06\/18\/hlobalna-rozvidka-iak-ukraina-b-ie-rosiiu-v-tini\/owl\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/owl.png\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"owl\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/owl-1024x576.png\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/owl.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16863\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/owl.png 1920w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/owl-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/owl-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/owl-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/owl-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/owl-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81af2c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81af2c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, most Western leaders and intelligence agencies expected Kyiv to collapse within days. Four years later, Ukrainian operatives are waging war across all of Russia in Kyiv's own special military operation.<\/p><p>Now, much of the world now recognizes Ukraine\u2019s military as one of the most battle-hardened and innovative forces of the 21st century. Former U.S. Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/blinken-slams-russia-military-2nd-strongest-in-ukraine-2023-6\">Anthony Blinken<\/a> quipped in 2023 that Russia possessed \u201cthe second-strongest army in Ukraine\u201d \u2013 a nod to how Ukraine's defenders have repeatedly outmaneuvered what was once thought to be a top-tier military power. Yet while Ukraine\u2019s conventional forces have earned headlines, it is the country\u2019s intelligence services \u2013 particularly the <a href=\"https:\/\/gur.gov.ua\/en.html\">Main Directorate of Intelligence<\/a> or HUR \u2013 that are quietly waging a war in the shadows against Russia around the world.<\/p><p>Among Ukraine\u2019s most daring missions around the world, many bear the fingerprints of HUR. From <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/shatsky\/\">assassinations<\/a> deep inside Russia to sabotage campaigns <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/international\/4749817-ukraine-fights-russia-africa\/\">across<\/a> Africa and Syria, Ukraine\u2019s military intelligence agency has emerged as one of the world\u2019s most active and feared covert services.<\/p><p>But now, Ukraine\u2019s domestic security service (SBU) has made it clear that every military war planner will be studying their tactics as well. On June 1st, Ukraine\u2019s SBU, after 18 months of planning, <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/34-of-russian-strategic-missile-carriers-worth-7-billion-damaged-in-ukrainian-drone-operation-sbu-reports\/\">neutralized<\/a> 34% of Russia\u2019s nuclear-capable long-range bombers. Quoting US officials and military analysts, the New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/02\/us\/politics\/ukraine-russia-drone-attack.html\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cUkraine is continuing to change the way wars will be conducted in the 21st century.\u201d<\/p><p>Kyiv carried out a complex 18-month operation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cq69qnvj6nlo\">dubbed<\/a> \"Spider Web,\" using 117 smuggled drones hidden in lorries to target five Russian air bases, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/jun\/01\/ukraine-launches-major-drone-attack-on-russian-bombers-security-official-says\">reaching<\/a> as far as 4000 km from Ukraine. The Governor of Russia's Irkutsk Oblast Igor Kobzev pondered giving an award to Russian civilians who attempted to throw <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/russian-governor-praises-citizens-for-attacking-ukrainian-drones-with-stones\">stones<\/a>\u200e to stop the drones.<\/p><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/5328715-ukraine-strikes-russian-airbases\/\">drone<\/a> damaged or destroyed at least 13 long-range strategic bombers, with Ukraine estimating the operation inflicted $7 billion in losses on Russia. In fact, Ukraine did America a favor by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/02\/world\/europe\/ukraine-russia-drone-strike-what-to-know.html\">striking<\/a> Russia\u2019s Tu-95 bombers which have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/24\/politics\/norad-russian-chinese-bombers-alaska\">threatening<\/a> America for decades, especially in places such as <a href=\"https:\/\/theaviationgeekclub.com\/usaf-f-22-raptors-intercept-russian-tu-95-bombers-off-the-coast-of-alaska\/\">Alaska<\/a>.<\/p><p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/5327939-ukrain-russian-bombers-drone-attack\/\">said<\/a>, \u201cOf course, not everything can be revealed at this moment, but these are Ukrainian actions that will undoubtedly be in history books.\u201d The next day, the SBU <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/ukraine-war-latest-ukraine-attacks-crimean-bridge-for-3rd-time-since-beginning-of-all-out-war\/\">bombed<\/a> the Kerch bridge in occupied-Crimea for a third time since 2022.<\/p><p>The competition for the most daring operations between HUR and the SBU is only likely to intensify. Moscow has great reason to be worried for what\u2019s coming next.<\/p><p>HUR\u2019s reach extends far beyond Ukraine\u2019s borders, reflecting a strategic doctrine shaped by years of war with Russia and foreign <a href=\"http:\/\/nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/25\/world\/europe\/cia-ukraine-intelligence-russia-war.html\">partnerships<\/a> such as with the CIA and MI6. HUR\u2019s chief, General Kyrylo Budanov, implied Ukraine already <a href=\"https:\/\/cepa.org\/article\/ukraine-cites-mossad-as-assassinations-multiply\/\">operates<\/a> with Mossad-like capabilities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/eng\/news\/2023\/07\/14\/7411382\/\">stating<\/a>, \"If you're asking about Mossad as being famous (for) ... eliminating enemies of their state, then we were doing it and we will be doing it. We don't need to create anything because it already exists.\"<\/p><p>Intelligence agencies like Israel\u2019s Mossad have long been seen as the gold standard in espionage and sabotage. That reputation faltered following its failure to prevent the October 7, 2023 Hamas <a href=\"https:\/\/education.cfr.org\/learn\/learning-journey\/why-did-hamas-attack-israel\/about-this-journey\">attack.<\/a> However, Israel quickly reasserted its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/29\/world\/middleeast\/israel-hezbollah-nasrallah-assassination-intelligence.html\">operational prowess<\/a> with a headline-grabbing <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lebanon-israel-devices-exploding-mossad-cbs-hezbollah-b008d92e6c9f0747f23def9bf3a5e3df\">retaliation<\/a> known as the \"pager attack,\" carried out in September 2024. Explosives hidden in pagers and walkie-talkies, covertly distributed to Hezbollah fighters, were remotely detonated, killing dozens and injuring thousands.<\/p><p>Ukraine, it seems, was watching. In February 2025, Ukrainian intelligence <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/ukraine-behind-fpv-goggles-explosions-in-russia-source-claims\/\">reportedly<\/a>\u200e carried out a similar operation, purchasing a batch of First-Person View (FPV) drone goggles, rigging them with explosives, and funneling them \u2013 via fake donors posing as Russian volunteers \u2013 to enemy units. The devices exploded in the hands of Russian drone operators. \u201cOver time, there will be more,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/war-in-ukraine-russian-drone-pilots-goggles-explosives\">said<\/a> one Ukrainian intelligence official. Meanwhile, Russian intelligence was suspected of orchestrating a parcel bomb plot across Europe in July 2024, using disguised incendiary devices hidden inside packages containing, according to a Reuters investigation published in April 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/sex-toys-exploding-cosmetics-anatomy-hybrid-war-west-2025-04-05\/\">sex toys and fake cosmetics<\/a>.<\/p><p>\u201cUkraine\u2019s ability to conduct a similar operation \u2013 akin to the famed pager attack in Lebanon \u2013 hinges on a robust and expanding intelligence service capable of extensive covert operations,\u201d said Treston Wheat, chief geopolitical officer at the consultancy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightforward.co.uk\/about-us\/\">Insight Forward<\/a> and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. \u201cBy further developing covert capabilities, Ukraine could deploy operatives to exploit vulnerabilities in an adversary\u2019s infrastructure, thereby striking critical targets with precision.\u201d<\/p><p>Wheat added that such attacks are likely to become more frequent: \u201cWith meticulous planning and a strong intelligence apparatus that can identify weaknesses in supply chains for technology production, these operations \u2013 while complex and resource-intensive \u2013 can be successfully executed, demonstrating the quintessential importance of covert tactics in modern warfare.\u201d<\/p><p>Ukraine remains secretive about its role in targeted assassinations, but the growing precision and success of these operations likely reflects the increasing capability of its intelligence services. Mark Galeotti, a leading Russia analyst, noted that the Kremlin is \u201cwell aware of HUR's capabilities,\u201d adding that Russian security agencies \u201ctreat it with considerable professional respect, even if equal dislike.\u201d<\/p><p>Andriy Cherniak of Ukraine\u2019s military intelligence previously warned that anyone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/europe\/2023\/09\/05\/inside-ukraines-assassination-programme\">attacking<\/a> Ukraine \u201cis being watched.\u201d Together with the SBU, Ukraine has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/top-ukraine-separatist-commander-assassinated\/a-37455042\">targeted<\/a> Russian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/12\/20\/many-more-russian-war-criminals-on-our-list-ukraine-vows-more-attacks\">war criminals<\/a> and those who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/2\/3\/moscow-bomb-reportedly-kills-pro-russian-ukrainian-separatist\">betrayed<\/a> the country. In recent months, Ukraine <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalinterest.org\/feature\/multiple-high-profile-russian-generals-assassinated-on-russian-soil\">eliminated<\/a> several Russian generals in Moscow, with the Russian intelligence services helpless <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/11\/europe\/russian-submarine-commander-killed-krasnador-intl\">prevent<\/a> stopping Kyiv\u2019s growing reach.<\/p><p>\u201cThey\u2019ve been effective in terms of tactical outcomes, many of the missions have succeeded, including high-profile assassinations beyond Ukraine's borders,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecipherbrief.com\/column_article\/vladimir-putin-has-reasons-to-be-nervous\">said<\/a> Oleksandra Ustinova, a Ukrainian member of parliament from the Holos party. She noted that assassinations of alleged Russian war criminals have provided an important psychological boost for many Ukrainians.<\/p><p>\u201cThey\u2019ve also shown the West that Ukraine\u2019s capabilities go far beyond what we\u2019ve traditionally been credited with,\u201d said Ustinova. \u201cEven if they deliver smaller-scale successes, they still play a vital role in the broader campaign.\u201d<\/p><p>According to Ustinova, the goal is to expose cracks and vulnerabilities within Russia\u2019s security and political structures, including both its military apparatus and its leadership. \u201cUltimately, all wars end with political decisions,\u201d she said. \u201cMilitary success shapes the political landscape, making it increasingly untenable for the aggressor to continue its campaign. That\u2019s the broader strategic objective behind these operations.\u201d<\/p><p>Kyiv believes that despite the West\u2019s cautious approach, the idea that Russia will automatically escalate if Ukraine strikes inside Russian territory or even hits Moscow has been repeatedly disproved. \u201cThese assassinations help demonstrate that.\u201d The West seems to deeply fear what Kyiv could do or attempt if it was let loose with no restrictions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/us-ukraine-plot-attack-putin-navy-parade-1935134\">against<\/a> the Russians.<\/p><h2><strong>The Evolution of Ukrainian Intelligence<\/strong><\/h2><p>Ukraine\u2019s evolution in intelligence work did not happen overnight. Both the SBU and HUR required support in this rebuilding effort. HUR was mainly focused on intelligence efforts abroad. However, the CIA remained cautious about working closely with the SBU, largely due to its Soviet legacy, history of corruption, and entanglement in overseeing economic crimes. While the CIA did invest into the SBU, building a new spy division called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2025\/03\/03\/the-adventures-of-a-ukrainian-intelligence-officer\">Fifth Directorate<\/a>, HUR was the big beneficiary of Western intelligence support.<\/p><p>One of the Fifth Directorate\u2019s earliest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2025\/03\/03\/the-adventures-of-a-ukrainian-intelligence-officer\">lethal operations<\/a> came in December 2015, when it orchestrated the assassination of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uawire.org\/news\/pro-russian-cossacks-commander-blown-up-in-east-ukraine\">Pavel Dremov<\/a>, a Cossack battalion commander in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine. Acting on a tip about Dremov\u2019s interest in Range Rovers, SBU operatives smuggled a vehicle into Russian-held territory and rigged it with explosives. A local informant handed Dremov the keys, and the next day, the SBU remotely detonated the bomb, killing him instantly.<\/p><p>In 2015\u20132016, under then-HUR chief <a href=\"https:\/\/euvsdisinfo.eu\/report\/abc-2014-coup-in-ukraine-allowed-cia-to-turn-it-into-a-proxy-shadow-army\/\">Valeriy Kondratyuk<\/a>, Kyiv began quietly preparing for covert combat, anticipating future Russian aggression. The CIA eventually directed millions of dollars in funding to help train and equip Ukrainian intelligence officers. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/10\/23\/ukraine-cia-shadow-war-russia\/\">partnered<\/a> was part of a broader effort to transform Ukraine\u2019s post-Soviet intelligence infrastructure into a modern, proactive force capable of operating deep behind enemy lines.<\/p><p>Kondratyuk took great personal risks to build the relationship, likely disclosing information that he had no approval to disclose. As a result, the Americans began to receive <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/cia-helped-rebuild-ukraine-intelligence-russia-invasion\/story?id=116909361\">intelligence<\/a>\u200e that they hadn\u2019t seen in decades. It also unleashed a force the Americans could no longer control, one that would increasingly test the imaginary red lines Moscow had drawn for the West in the coming years.<\/p><p>With U.S. assistance, Ukraine constructed around a dozen secret forward-operating bases near the Russian border, designed to support cross-border reconnaissance missions, electronic warfare, and infiltration teams. The reality is that we may never know the full extent of how impactful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/2023\/07\/21\/exclusive-cias-blind-spot-about-ukraine-war-1810355.html\">CIA<\/a> support truly was. Much of the cooperation remains classified, and many of the most consequential missions likely took place far from the public eye.<\/p><p>However, in August 2016, when Russian helicopters were stationed in occupied-Crimea. Ukrainian special forces from HUR were sent <a href=\"https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/nation\/the-rise-of-military-intelligence-chief-kyrylo-budanov-nv-profile-50327313.html\">behind<\/a> enemy lines on a sabotage mission, resulting in a firefight with Russian security services. According to HUR, the Ukrainians <a href=\"https:\/\/gur.gov.ua\/en\/content\/krymskyi-reid\">assassinated<\/a> Colonel Roman Kameniev and Sergeant Semen Sychov, and injured several others.<\/p><p>The incident was so sensitive that then-President Petro Poroshenko cut short a foreign trip, and U.S. President Barack Obama weighed canceling Ukraine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/cia-helped-rebuild-ukraine-intelligence-russia-invasion\/story?id=116909361\">covert operations program.<\/a> Then- Vice President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/cia-helped-rebuild-ukraine-intelligence-russia-invasion\/story?id=116909361\">warned<\/a> Ukraine\u2019s president that \u201cit cannot come close to happening again.\u201d Putin also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/08\/12\/world\/europe\/vladimir-putin-crimea-russia.html?_r=0\">threatened<\/a>, \u201cWe obviously will not let such things slide by.\u201d<\/p><p>That same risk-averse mindset was often evident under President Biden, with U.S. officials at times paralyzed by fears of crossing Kremlin \u201cred lines.\u201d In response, Ukraine has taken matters into its own hands \u2013 showing that Russia\u2019s so-called red lines can be crossed without triggering the consequences so many in the West still fear.<\/p><p>That firefight in Crimea would go on to shape more than just tactics \u2013 it forged the identity of Ukraine\u2019s modern intelligence services. The mission, carried out by operatives from Ukraine\u2019s Budanov\u2019s unit, ended with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/25\/world\/europe\/cia-ukraine-intelligence-russia-war.html\">death<\/a> of a Russian Spetsnaz commander who was also the son of a general. In the aftermath, the unit, already known for its audacity, adopted a new symbol: an owl with a sword piercing the heart of Russia.<\/p><p>The owl was chosen not only as a symbol of wisdom, but because it is the natural predator of bats \u2013 the emblem of Russian Spetsnaz. It was also a deliberate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/opinion\/kyrylo-budanov-hur-ukraine-russia-war-military-intelligence-20240623.html\">counter<\/a> to the Spetsnaz motto \u201cAbove us only stars.\u201d HUR\u2019s silent reply: Sapiens dominabitur astris \u2013 only the wise rule the stars. The Kremlin was livid, attempting to portray the emblem as fascist and extremist, a reflection of just how deeply the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.topwar.ru\/102814-oficialnyy-pokaz-emblemy-gur-mo-ukrainy-s-sovoy-pronzayuschey-rossiyu.html\">symbol<\/a> struck a nerve.<\/p><p>The emblem was seemingly born from that very raid. Budanov reportedly kept live owls at their base, and the symbol was intended as a message to the Spetsnaz: we see in the dark, and we strike without warning. The <a href=\"https:\/\/css.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2024\/04\/17\/kyrylo-budanov-ukraine-general-russia-war-attacks\/\">image<\/a> now sits behind Budanov\u2019s desk, an enduring nod to the roots of HUR\u2019s rise and to stick it to the Russians. Budanov has also been the <a href=\"https:\/\/cepa.org\/article\/assassination-the-trouble-with-the-wrath-of-god\/\">target<\/a> of 10 Russian assassination attempts.<\/p><p>Russia responded by targeting Ukraine\u2019s operatives. <a href=\"https:\/\/gur.gov.ua\/en\/content\/shapoval-maksym-mykhailovych.html\">Maksym Shapoval<\/a>, a key figure in the Crimea raid, was assassinated in 2017. Two years later, a Russian agent attempted to kill <a href=\"https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/nation\/the-rise-of-military-intelligence-chief-kyrylo-budanov-nv-profile-50327313.html\">Kyrylo Budanov<\/a>, then a rising officer in HUR, via car bomb \u2013 an attempt that failed when the device detonated prematurely.<\/p><h2><strong>The Growing Reach of Ukraine\u2019s Intelligence<\/strong><\/h2><p>By 2021, Ukraine\u2019s intelligence operatives were not only trained for war \u2013 they were carrying out global missions. During the fall of Kabul, HUR executed a high-risk evacuation operation, rescuing some 700 people over six flights, including Ukrainian nationals and foreign allies. Ukrainian soldiers escorted convoys through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/09\/24\/world\/middleeast\/ukraine-taliban-rescue-afghanistan.html\">Taliban-controlled<\/a>streets to the airport, often on foot and under threat in <a href=\"https:\/\/euromaidanpress.com\/2021\/09\/03\/here-is-how-ukraine-pulled-off-its-daring-operation-to-rescue-700-people-from-afghanistan\">Afghanistan<\/a>.<\/p><p>When Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, it was HUR\u2019s elite \u201cShaman Battalion\u201d that helped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyivpost.com\/post\/38604\">prevent<\/a> the fall of Kyiv. They played a pivotal role in defending Hostomel Airport, a key Russian objective, while other HUR units carried out sabotage missions on Russian convoys and supply lines.<\/p><p>One of their most daring wartime missions came later that year in Mariupol. With the Azovstal steel plant encircled, HUR organized seven helicopter raids <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/world\/article-the-fearless-ukraine-soldiers-front-lines\/\">deep<\/a> into Russian-controlled territory to resupply trapped Ukrainian defenders and evacuate the wounded. Piloted by volunteers who knew the risks, the helicopters flew the most daring routes to evade Russian air defenses.<\/p><p>HUR\u2019s global ambitions continued to grow. The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2024\/12\/10\/ukraine-syria-russia-war\/\">reported<\/a>\u200e that in late 2024, Ukrainian intelligence sent around 20 experienced drone operators and approximately 150 drones to the rebels to assist in the takedown of the Assad Regime. It was a reflection of Budanov\u2019s pledge in April 2023 that Ukraine would pursue Russians guilty of war crimes \u201cin any part of the world.\u201d<\/p><p>In Africa, HUR has supported efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/ukrainian-hit-squads-sudan-russian-fighters-worldwide\/\">attack<\/a> Wagner mercenaries in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/feb\/06\/ukrainian-special-forces-sudan-russian-mercenaries-wagner\">Sudan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/article\/2024\/jul\/29\/ukraine-military-intelligence-claims-involvement-in-deadly-wagner-ambush-in-mali\">Mali<\/a>, including enabling an ambush in Mali that killed 84 Wagner mercenaries. Serhii Kuzan, chair of the Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Center and former adviser to Ukraine\u2019s Ministry of Defense, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecipherbrief.com\/column_article\/vladimir-putin-has-reasons-to-be-nervous\">reported<\/a>\u200e that among the Russian mercenaries killed in Mali were numerous criminals who had previously fought in Eastern Ukraine, some dating back as far as 2014. Bah Traor\u00e9 Legrand, a researcher from Senegal, <a href=\"https:\/\/globalvoices.org\/2024\/09\/03\/line-of-conflict-shifts-from-the-donbas-in-ukraine-to-mali-in-the-sahel\/\">stated<\/a>\u200e that \u201cDue to the current dynamics of international geopolitics, Mali has become the backdrop for indirect clashes between Russia and Ukraine.\u201d<\/p><p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rusi.org\/people\/giustozzi\">Antonio Giustozzi<\/a>, Senior Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) said, \u201cIt is not clear that Ukraine was actually involved in Mali, there is no hard evidence of that.\u201d Giustozzi added, \u201cIf there was an involvement, it was likely by providing some funding and perhaps some equipment to rebel groups in Mali.\u201d Kyiv <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/ukraine-denies-involvement-drone-supplies-malis-rebels-2024-10-14\/\">denied<\/a>\u200e that it provided drones to the rebels. Andriy Yusov, a spokesperson for HUR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/8\/5\/mali-breaks-off-diplomatic-ties-with-ukraine\">said<\/a>\u200e that the Malian rebels had received the \u201cnecessary\u201d information in order to carry out the attack.<\/p><p>These operations have clearly unnerved Moscow. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyivpost.com\/post\/37022\">accused<\/a> Ukraine of \u201copening a second front in Africa,\u201d claiming Kyiv now seeks to destabilize Russia wherever it can.<\/p><p>HUR\u2019s quiet war \u2013 from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyivpost.com\/post\/39074\">Syria<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/ukraine-is-now-fighting-russia-in-sudan-87caf1d8\">Sudan<\/a> to inside Russia itself \u2013 demonstrates not only Ukraine\u2019s resilience but its growing mastery of the shadows, which is terrorizing the minds of the Kremlin elite. Irina Filatova, a Russian historian based in South Africa and Professor Emeritus of the University of KwaZulu\u2013Natal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/fr\/une-guerre-par-procuration-entre-kiev-et-moscou-en-afrique\/a-69881647\">stated<\/a>, \u201cThey (the Ukrainians) have to prove to African countries that the Russians are not all-powerful and can also lose.\u201d<\/p><p>In early April 2025, during a meeting in Moscow, Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop, alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, <a href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/News\/world\/2025\/04\/03\/russia-african-juntas-blast-ukraine-as-they-deepen-ties\">labeled<\/a> Ukraine a \"terrorist state.\" The Kremlin remains deeply bitter over the attack in Mali \u2013 a strike that not only inflicted heavy losses on Wagner-affiliated forces, but also symbolized Ukraine\u2019s growing ability to challenge Russian interests far beyond the battlefield in Europe.<\/p><p>In response, a spokesperson for Ukraine\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpoxUkraineMFA\">said<\/a>, \u201cThe true threat to African stability and progress is the Russian Wagner mercenaries, who bring nothing but death, destruction, and plunder wherever they go.\u201d Yevhen Dykyi, a former company commander from Ukraine\u2019s Aidar battalion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c78ld18lgr9o\">stated<\/a>\u200e that Kyiv has a score to settle in hunting down Wagner mercenaries across Africa.<\/p><h2><strong>Kyiv is Writing The Future NATO Textbooks<\/strong><\/h2><p>This likely signals that Ukraine has no intention of halting its operations targeting Russian mercenaries around the world. On the contrary, its campaign appears to be gaining momentum. If the West increased its support for HUR\u2019s global activities \u2013 even through modest investments \u2013 the returns could be significant.<\/p><p>Such backing could help Ukraine erode Russia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/18\/africa\/russia-expanding-influence-in-africa-intl-cmd\/index.html\">expanding influence<\/a> in Africa, disrupt Wagner\u2019s operations, and strengthen local resistance to authoritarian entrenchment. \u201cRussia essentially benefits from its African involvement by gaining votes in the UN assembly and by showing to Western powers that it has the ability to undermine their interests in various parts of the world,\u201d said Giustozzi.<\/p><p>Addressing Ukraine\u2019s expanding global reach in targeting Russia, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5BeFBLk0piMf1S8NHMJBf7\">Mick Ryan<\/a>, a former major general in the Australian Army, emphasized that Ukrainian intelligence operations in places like Africa and the Middle East send a clear message to the West that they have nothing to fear from Russia. In war-torn Afghanistan, <a href=\"https:\/\/carnegieendowment.org\/russia-eurasia\/politika\/2023\/09\/russias-growing-ties-with-afghanistan-are-more-symbolism-than-substance?lang=en\">Russia<\/a> has been increasingly perceived as a dangerous country frequently targeted by drone strikes.<\/p><p>In contrast, the Biden administration in 2022 appeared paralyzed by fear \u2013 fear of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/03\/10\/world-news\/cia-warned-50-chance-that-russia-would-nuke-ukraine-report\/\">nuclear escalation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/international\/5087254-the-strategic-logic-of-ukraines-further-push-into-russias-kursk-region\/\">crossing<\/a> so-called Russian red lines. While Ukrainians were pushing back Russian forces on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/09\/13\/world\/ukraine-wins-could-make-war-more-dangerous-analysis\/index.html\">battlefield<\/a>, Washington was handicapped by indecision. Rather than enabling Ukraine to win, the White House chose <a href=\"https:\/\/pacforum.org\/publications\/pacnet-5-the-debacle-over-ukraine-aid-in-congress-offers-painful-lessons-for-taiwan\/\">caution<\/a> over victory. With indecision, Biden opted not to allow Ukraine to prevail on the battlefield.<\/p><p>History shows that intelligence services willing to take bold action often alter the course of events. Czechoslovak and British operatives successfully <a href=\"https:\/\/english.radio.cz\/anthropoid-czechoslovakias-greatest-resistance-story-8751531\">assassinated<\/a> Reinhard Heydrich during World War II. Mossad hunted down and eliminated members of Black September <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/israel-mossad-assassinates-enemies-munich-olympics-hamas-rcna132908\">responsible<\/a> for the Munich Olympics massacre.<\/p><p>When the war eventually ends, Ukraine will have much to teach the world, but much will also not be revealed about the daring spy war being waged behind the scenes.<\/p><p>This is a nation, after all, that the current CIA Director John Ratcliffe recently <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/we-asked-ukrainian-soldiers-if-theyd-fight-russia-with-their-bare-hands\/\">described<\/a> as willing to \u201cfight with their bare hands if they have to, if they don't have terms that are acceptable to an enduring peace.\u201d<\/p><p>In the years to come, NATO intelligence services will look to their Ukrainian counterparts not as students, but as peers. Ukraine's intelligence services have already demonstrated how a small, embattled nation can punch far above its weight and now, it stands amongst the very best in the world.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>About Author:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582f2a05 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"582f2a05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ecd69d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42ecd69d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-774dd26c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"774dd26c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13347\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2025\/04\/15\/iak-innovatsii-vms-ukrainy-perepysuiut-majbutnie-morskykh-syl\/david-kirichenko-icon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/David-Kirichenko-icon.png\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"David Kirichenko icon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/David-Kirichenko-icon.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/David-Kirichenko-icon-150x150.png?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-13347\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/David-Kirichenko-icon-150x150.png?crop=1 150w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/David-Kirichenko-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/David-Kirichenko-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/David-Kirichenko-icon.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50fa6000 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50fa6000\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6671a245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6671a245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/category\/authors\/david-kirichenko\/\">David Kirichenko<\/a> is an associate research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society. 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