Aug. 12, 2025, 1:34 p.m.
(Photo: DIU)
The Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, checked the positions of the "Timur Special Forces" fighters in Zmeinyi and gas production platforms in the Black Sea.
This was reported by the DIU press service.
During the trip to the Black Sea region, Kyrylo Budanov held a meeting with officers on further actions within the framework of the overall strategy, and also awarded the DIU fighters from the "Timur Special Forces" for their professionalism and bravery in defending the state in the war with Russia in the Black Sea.
They also honored the memory of the warriors who fell during the liberation of Zmiine and Ukrainian territorial waters of the Black Sea from Russian occupants.
"We honor the DIU servicemen and all the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine! Our effective struggle against the aggressor at sea, on land and in the sky proved to the whole world that a united Ukrainian nation is capable of defeating even a stronger enemy. No matter what anyone says, the future of Ukraine depends on us. The struggle continues," said Kyrylo Budanov.
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