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==GUR as a branch of CIA==
==GUR as a branch of CIA==
{{See also|Central Intelligence Agency#Maidan regime}}
{{See also|Central Intelligence Agency#Maidan regime}}
[[File:Budanov.PNG|right|250px|thumb|[[Kyrylo Budanov]].<ref>https://kurtnimmo.substack.com/p/ukraines-intelligence-boss-predicts</ref> By May 2023, this person was considered to be the top [[Nazi]] on the Russian Investigative Committees' most wanted list for [[terrorist]] activities.]]
[[File:Budanov.PNG|right|250px|thumb|29 year old GUR head [[Kyrylo Budanov]].<ref>https://kurtnimmo.substack.com/p/ukraines-intelligence-boss-predicts</ref> By May 2023, this person was considered to be the top [[Nazi]] on the Russian Investigative Committees' most wanted list for [[terrorist]] activities.]]
''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported that from 2015 on the [[CIA]] embarked on an extensive transformation of the GUR. With fewer than 5,000 employees, the GUR was a fraction of the size of the SBU and had a narrower focus on espionage and active measures operations against Russia.<ref>[https://archive.ph/RMFzQ#selection-1881.181-1881.377 Ukrainian spies with deep ties to CIA wage shadow war against Russia], By Greg Miller and Isabelle Khurshudyan, ''Washington Post'', October 23, 2023</ref> It also had a younger workforce with fewer holdovers from [[Soviet]] times, while the [[Security Service of Ukraine]] (SBU) was still perceived as penetrated by Russian intelligence.
''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported that from 2015 on the [[CIA]] embarked on an extensive transformation of the GUR. With fewer than 5,000 employees, the GUR was a fraction of the size of the SBU and had a narrower focus on espionage and active measures operations against Russia.<ref>[https://archive.ph/RMFzQ#selection-1881.181-1881.377 Ukrainian spies with deep ties to CIA wage shadow war against Russia], By Greg Miller and Isabelle Khurshudyan, ''Washington Post'', October 23, 2023</ref> It also had a younger workforce with fewer holdovers from [[Soviet]] times, while the [[Security Service of Ukraine]] (SBU) was still perceived as penetrated by Russian intelligence.