DIU chief predicts "many positive events" in 2025
Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR), anticipates significant positive developments in 2025, expressing a more optimistic outlook compared to the challenges of 2024.
Budanov shared his expectations in a televised statement reported by Ukrinform.
"When asked about 2024, I honestly stated that it would be a very difficult year for us, not a positive one. But when it comes to 2025, I am much more optimistic," Ukraine’s intelligence chief said.
Budanov underscored that 2025 is set to be a marked improvement over the current year: "There are objective factors supporting this. I hope that in 2025, we will witness many positive events that will ultimately bring us the outcome we all eagerly await."
As reported by Ukrinform, for the first time in history, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) destroyed a Russian Mi-8 helicopter during a battle in the Black Sea using a Magura V5 maritime strike drone.