According to him, the Russian side held joint military exercises in 2013 together with Belarus, where the option of assistance to a foreign state was worked out in case if it was to apply to Moscow with a request for restoring the constitutional order in the country. The same scenario was applied during the capture of the Crimea by Russian troops.

The NSDC secretary also confirmed information that at the time of the Russian army's attack the Ukrainian army was on the verge of existence, there was not enough clothes, ammunition, or technology, everything had been plundered since the reign of Yanukovych. In addition, at that time the mobilization system was destroyed at all levels.

"The hidden part of the operation began on February 20 (2014 - ed.. ), when we were on the verge of existence, "Turchinov stressed..

As reported in "Ura-Inform," the court on the case of Viktor Yanukovych's government wants to interrogate a number of high-ranking officials of his presidency, in particular, former Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.