In February, on the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate allegedly planned massive strikes against Moscow, writes The Washington Post, citing leaked Pentagon documents.. The newspaper noted that Kirill Budanov, head of the GUR MOU, did not comment on this article, and US officials did not comment on the published documents on the anniversary bombings..

So, according to the leaked documents, a secret report from the US National Security Agency said that Budanov allegedly instructed one of his officers to " WP writes that officials even considered a sea-based strike using TNT in the Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk.. It was supposed to be a symbolic operation that would in many ways demonstrate Ukraine's ability to strike deep behind enemy lines..

According to the publication, Washington was secretly following the plans of the Ukrainians.. The White House has long feared that attacks inside the Russian Federation could provoke an aggressive response from the Kremlin..

Two days before the anniversary of the invasion, on February 22, the US Central Intelligence Agency released a new report.. According to him, the GUR allegedly “at the request of Washington agreed to postpone strikes on Moscow”. At the same time, the leaked documents do not explain who exactly intervened in the situation and why the Ukrainians agreed not to attack Moscow..

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However, as noted in the WP, the documents show widespread tensions characteristic of the war.. In particular, Ukraine, which seeks to transfer hostilities to the territory of the Russian Federation, is sometimes held back by the United States, which is trying to avoid the conflict escalating into a direct fight between US and Russian troops..

Some US officials consider attacks on the Russian Federation, especially if they involve US-provided weapons, to be very risky operations that Russian President Vladimir Putin may consider so threatening that he will resort to the use of tactical nuclear weapons..

However, according to the newspaper, mysterious explosions and drone strikes continue to occur in Russia.. Ukraine is often shy about incidents, hinting that it is not responsible and does not take direct credit for itself..

The WP noted that operations in foreign territory fall under the competence of the GUR. While Budanov does not admit that his structure is behind the attacks. At the same time, he warned that such attacks would continue..

" There are people who plant explosives. There are drones. Until the territorial integrity of Ukraine is restored, there will be problems inside Russia,” Budanov said in January..

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The publication notes that in private, US and European officials express their admiration for Budanov. But at the same time, they say that his cockiness sometimes makes them nervous..

On the day that, according to the NSA document, Budanov instructed one of his officers to be ready for an operation allegedly directed against Novorossiysk, the US repeated its public advice to its citizens in Russia to immediately leave the country. The newspaper stressed that it is not clear whether the warning included an aggressive Ukrainian strike, but it appears to reflect the level of concern in Washington over the anniversary attacks..

The documents also clearly state that the US intelligence community is monitoring Budanov's communications.. And this, it seems, is not news for the general..

Earlier it was also reported that according to the “leaked” Pentagon documents, Egypt refused to supply Russia with weapons and agreed to produce missiles in the Grad MLRS for Ukraine..