A report published by the British newspaper "The Times" revealed that the conflict between Ukrainian military intelligence and its Russian counterpart is a stand-alone war within the war. The weakness of Russian military intelligence emerged with the invasion of Ukraine, as its calculations proved to be as wrong as those of Russian commanders.
The growing ambition of Ukrainian military Intelligence has alarmed some Western countries, the Times report said, adding that leaked intelligence reports said the CIA had reined in Kirilo Budanov to avoid attacks on Russia.