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Russian faith in country ‘broken’ by Ukrainian long-rang strikes says intelligence chief

The head of Ukraine’s military intelligence has said long-range strikes into Russia had “broken” the Russian people’s belief in that they lived in a safe and powerful country.

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Russians fear losing Putin says Ukrainian Intelligence Chief

There have been assassination attempts on Vladimir Putin, but they have not been successful, said Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukrainian military intelligence HUR, to the Novoye Vremya portal on Saturday.

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Gen. Budanov expects major Russian offensive in June to try capture Donbas

“Until the inauguration of your (U.S.) president, they will try to get as much as possible of the territories of Donetsk and Luhansk,” Budanov said.