Today, September 7, Ukraine celebrates the Day of Military Intelligence of Ukraine – a structure that plays an extremely important role in ensuring the sovereignty of the state and protection of national interests.
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It was on this day in 1992, in accordance with the Presidential Decree “On the Department of Military Strategic Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine”, that the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine was established – a strategic intelligence body.
This event became the starting point of the history of military intelligence of independent Ukraine and Ukraine’s military independence from Moscow. Previously, such structures were controlled by the Kremlin, and this issue became particularly acute after Ukraine’s independence. With the formation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the issue of having its own intelligence became more urgent.
In April 1994, the President renamed the Main Directorate of Military Intelligence into the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR MoD of Ukraine). In March 2001, the Verkhovna Rada passed a law granting the agency the status of a special body of state power.
This day is a tribute to the role that intelligence plays in protecting the national interests of our state. It is especially noticeable during the years of the Russian-Ukrainian war, when the aggressor is waging a hybrid war, unprecedentedly ignoring any norms of international law.
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Source: Ukrgate
