{"id":15499,"date":"2024-01-21T17:15:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T17:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infolight.ua\/2024\/01\/21\/guerrilla-warfare-in-russia-coordinated-by-the-main-intelligence-directorate-of-ukraine-has-a-strategic-effect-former-us-army-commander-in-europe-ben-hodges\/"},"modified":"2024-08-20T21:44:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T21:44:40","slug":"guerrilla-warfare-in-russia-coordinated-by-the-main-intelligence-directorate-of-ukraine-has-a-strategic-effect-former-us-army-commander-in-europe-ben-hodges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infolight.ua\/en\/2024\/01\/21\/guerrilla-warfare-in-russia-coordinated-by-the-main-intelligence-directorate-of-ukraine-has-a-strategic-effect-former-us-army-commander-in-europe-ben-hodges\/","title":{"rendered":"Guerrilla warfare in Russia, coordinated by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, has a strategic effect &#8211; former US Army Commander in Europe Ben Hodges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;Lieutenant General Budanov and the GUR are still ahead of the Russian intelligence services&#8230; taking the fight to the Russians, looking for ways to seize the initiative while the Ukrainian Armed Forces adjust their plans and rebuild their forces,&#8221; said Ben Hodges, former commander of the US Army in Europe and head of the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies.<\/p>\n\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/general_ben\/status\/1749029854996013342\">wrote<\/a> about this on his X network, commenting on the effectiveness of Ukrainian intelligence &#8220;behind enemy lines,&#8221; in particular, strikes on various important targets in Russia.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/infolight.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/screenshot-2024-01-21-191333-898x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infolight.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/screenshot-2024-01-21-191333-898x1024.png 898w, https:\/\/infolight.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/screenshot-2024-01-21-191333-600x684.png 600w, https:\/\/infolight.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/screenshot-2024-01-21-191333-877x1000.png 877w, https:\/\/infolight.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/screenshot-2024-01-21-191333-768x875.png 768w, https:\/\/infolight.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/screenshot-2024-01-21-191333-263x300.png 263w, https:\/\/infolight.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/screenshot-2024-01-21-191333-860x980.png 860w, https:\/\/infolight.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/screenshot-2024-01-21-191333.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>For the global military community, Kyrylo Budanov is a representative of a new generation of intelligence officers who is capable of proposing and, most importantly, implementing non-standard operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Lieutenant General Budanov and the GUR are still ahead of the Russian intelligence services&#8230; 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