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According to information announced in April 2017 by the head of the [[Security Service of Ukraine]] (SBU), '''Vasyl Hrytsak''', the first stage of cooperation with the Ukraine-NATO Trust Fund in the field of cyber defense included a total of one million [[euro]]s, which was used to purchase equipment and software to equip computer incident response centers of key Ukrainian state institutions, in particular, the Situation Center of the [[SBU]] and the Cyber Incident Response Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.<ref>https://interfax.com.ua/news/general/433693.html</ref>
 
According to information announced in April 2017 by the head of the [[Security Service of Ukraine]] (SBU), '''Vasyl Hrytsak''', the first stage of cooperation with the Ukraine-NATO Trust Fund in the field of cyber defense included a total of one million [[euro]]s, which was used to purchase equipment and software to equip computer incident response centers of key Ukrainian state institutions, in particular, the Situation Center of the [[SBU]] and the Cyber Incident Response Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.<ref>https://interfax.com.ua/news/general/433693.html</ref>
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In October 2023 ''[[The Washington Post]]'' revealed how the CIA had used the Ukrainian intelligence services to initiate war with Russia since 2014.<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> With the US-backed [[Maidan coup]], the CIA spent tens of millions of dollars to transform Ukraine’s Soviet-formed services into allies against Moscow.
    
While building the SBU’s new directorate, the [[CIA]] embarked on a far more ambitious project with the [[Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine]]. 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. It also had a younger workforce with fewer holdovers from [[Soviet]] times, while the SBU was still perceived as penetrated by Russian intelligence. Some of the GUR’s new recruits were transfers from the SBU.
 
While building the SBU’s new directorate, the [[CIA]] embarked on a far more ambitious project with the [[Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine]]. 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. It also had a younger workforce with fewer holdovers from [[Soviet]] times, while the SBU was still perceived as penetrated by Russian intelligence. Some of the GUR’s new recruits were transfers from the SBU.
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