Budanov, Ukraine Spy Chief: Ukraine for 2nd time in history disabled a Russian Black Sea Fleet vessel with an FPV drone.
Also, Budanov: Russia preparing for war with Europe by 2030, allocated $1.2T for rearmament, has cases of cannibalism in their army.
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Budanov: Ukraine managed to lock the Russian Black Sea Fleet at its permanent base.
Currently, this is Novorossiysk. The combat fleet does not sail farther than the Novorossiysk roadstead — only to launch missiles and quickly return.
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Budanov: The joint military exercises of Russian and Belarusian armed forces “West-2025” on the territory of Belarus are a planned event and currently do not pose a specific threat to Ukraine.
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Budanov: 40% of all ammunition used by Russia comes from North Korea.
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Budanov: In 2022, Russia conducted partial mobilization. Since then, Russia has done everything possible to avoid another mobilization.
Can Russia conduct mobilization now? Yes. Unfortunately, this is a serious threat. It will be painful for Russia, but realistic.
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Budanov: I believe that over time a strong bilateral alliance treaty with the United States is possible. Also possible with Britain.
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Budanov: China cooperates with Russia in the simplest possible way. Without it, Russia could not exist.
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Budanov on the threat from Russia to Europe: Not now, but closer to 2030 this is an absolute reality. They plan for this and will prepare.
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Budanov: Russia is carrying out a large-scale rearmament program until 2037. Intensive phase by 2030. Worth over $1.2 trillion.
This is the largest program since the 1980s. It is not the Defense Ministry’s budget, but purely funds for the weapons modernization program.
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Budanov: There are cases of cannibalism among Russian soldiers. At the front this happens due to hunger.
We know of several cases where such people were executed. And not because they were cannibals, but because others were afraid.
One cannibal was captured, psychologists interviewed him, and fellow prisoners kept watch.
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Budanov: “Oreshnik” is a medium-range ballistic missile with hypersonic speed.
Unfortunately, this is a rather serious weapon. Ukraine cannot intercept it at the moment.
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Budanov on the deployment of “Oreshnik” in Belarus: The length of Belarus is not large enough for it to make sense. Russia may do this for political purposes, to scare everyone.
Russia can launch these missiles from its own territory without worrying that the launcher could come under tactical strike.
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