Recent Russian barrages near Kyiv included a successful strike on the headquarters of Ukraine’s military intelligence apparatus, Russian officials—including President Vladimir Putin—have said.
“We have already mentioned the possibility of strikes targeting decision-making headquarters and centers,” Putin said on the evening of May 30.
“The Ukrainian military intelligence headquarters, which was hit two or three days ago, falls into this category,” he told reporters while visiting a cultural center in Moscow.
Earlier the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry said in its daily briefing that its forces had carried out multiple strikes on “central decision-making points where terrorist attacks against Russian territory were being planned under the guidance of Western intelligence experts.”…