Oleksiy Danilov, the chief secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, said that Russia had agents before the start of the invasion
The Reuters news agency published the results of a major investigation into Vladimir Putin’s plans to conquer Ukraine.
Namely, according to data from Reuters, which published evidence that long before the start of the invasion, the Kremlin began an operation to insert its secret agents into the state apparatus of Ukraine.
Instructed in the preparations
Putin thought that he would need a few days and a smaller military force to topple Zelenski
Five people familiar with the Kremlin’s preparations for war told Reuters that Vladimir Putin and his closest aides believed Russia would need only a small military force and a few days to topple the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and take control of Ukraine.
Oleksiy Danilov, the chief secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, said that Russia had agents in the Ukrainian army, security services, and police until the start of the invasion.
Sleeper agents
Another source told Reuters that Putin’s agents were sent to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant last year to bribe Ukrainian officials and prepare everything needed to take over the plant without a fight.
According to court documents and witness statements, the Ukrainian head of Chernobyl security, Valentin Viter, is in custody and under investigation for leaving his post. According to information from pre-investigation documents, Vitera is also suspected of treason, although his lawyer says that this accusation is unfounded.
Sources familiar with the Kremlin’s plans told Reuters that Moscow was counting on activating a whole series of so-called sleeper agents placed in the security apparatus of Ukraine. Earlier reports confirmed that Putin planned to appoint pro-Russian hotelier Oleg Tsaryov to head the pro-Russian government in Kyiv after the ouster of Zelensky.