Oath of loyalty to Ukraine and professionalism were the main requirements during the establishment of the GUR, Oleksandr Skipalsky.
The head of the first GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Oleksandr Skipalsky, shared his memories of military intelligence formation and resistance to Russian influence in Ukraine's special services in the 1990s on Army FM.
In particular, he told how Moscow tried to influence the establishment of the Ukrainian army and discredit the officers' union - an organization that was supposed to unite the supporters of a free Ukraine and the establishment of the armed forces independent of Russia.
"I participated in the establishment of the officers' union. At my request, Colonel Martirosyan was elected as its head. It was such a classic counterintelligence attack that Russia, the Soviet leadership and H.K. third. In Ukraine they were preparing to put their own man at the head of this organization - they wanted to appoint an officer who was fired for this murder from the army as a compromise. stage," he noted.
Also, the head of the first GUR described how the military intelligence was formed after the restoration of Ukraine's independence.
"It was a sincere officer's call: the situation changed, Ukraine became independent. For me, the main criterion was a loyalty oath to Ukraine and a willingness to act for its interests. This was the main requirement. And of course professional. This contributed to the fact that the vast majority – about 90 percent of people who have given their jobs at one level or another, can serve and see my military results. A five-year activity today," said Olcharder Sski.
More little-known details about the history of Ukrainian military intelligence, the confrontation with Russian influence in the 90s and the experience of the first head of the GUR - in an interview on Armiya FM.
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