"New Opportunities": The SBU almost eliminated the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Gerasimov - WP

"New opportunities of Ukrainian intelligence have proven its value from the very beginning of the war. For example, the SBU received reconnaissance information about important Russian objects, which made it possible to strike that killed several commanders and almost hit the high -ranking Russian officer Valery Gerasimov," in the material.

Journalists point out that the SBU's opportunities have increased through the help of the CIA, which, since 2015, has spent tens of millions of dollars on the transformation of Ukrainian special services of the Soviet model into powerful allies in the fight against Moscow. The publication also reports that in the last year the mission of special services has become increasingly concentrated on purposes not only in the rear of the enemy at the front, but also in the depths of Russia.

Gerasimov Valery - Soviet and Russian military commander. Head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation from November 9, 2012, a member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. Army General since 2013. He is called the main ideologist of the concept of hybrid war.

As a result of his role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, sanctions of the EU, the United States, the United Kingdom and a number of other countries have been imposed against it. Since January 11, 2023 - Commander of the United Grouping of Russian troops in invasion of Ukraine. In addition, on October 23, it was reported that Russian propagandists - the daughter of Russian nationalist Darina Dugin and militaryman Vladlen Tatarsky helped to kill the SBU staff.