NSDC explains why Ukrainians weren’t warned of full-scale invasion

The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Oleksiy Danilov, said there were several scenarios for the start of the full-scale war, so no one could offer accurate predictions on when exactly the massive offensive would be launched.

Danilov spoke of this with Radio Liberty, Ukrinform reports.

"We had several scenarios regarding the start of the war. At first we were being intimidated that it would start... Do you remember when Putin was massing up these hordes in the spring, and we were constantly being told that, look, they will attack you imminently. Then there was Putin's meeting with the President of the United States. Then there was a kind of deescalation. They said that they were holding exercises of some sort. Then some began to tell us that it would happen in November, then in December, then we were told it would be January 15. These dates were changing a lot. The latest date that we had was when we realized that it was supposed to unfold on (Feb) 22nd, that’s when we already saw the picture after the invasion – a map seized from Pskov paratroopers, who had been supposed to cross in along the route that was marked on that map," said Danilov.

He emphasized that February 24 doesn’t mark the start of war because it began when Putin attacked Ukraine’s Crimea. "Unfortunately, at that time they did not see any rebuff on the part Ukraine. So they grew brazen and moved on," added the NSDC secretary.

As reported earlier, President Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced that Ukraine, with the support of international partners, will be able to make 2023 the year of the end of Russian aggression, the return of peace, and the liberation of its land and people from Russian captivity.