DEFENCE
INTELLIGENCE
OF UKRAINE.
IN THE AIR, AT SEA, ON THE GROUND
Pre-order of book about the unique missions of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, held in 2022-2023 on three natural elements: in the air, at sea and on the ground
This edition is a documentary chronical of the most successful combat operations carried out by the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine in 2022-2023. How they broke through the air to Azovstal, how they liberated Zmiinyi Island and Kharkiv region, how they shot down Russian ace pilots. Stories are told by the people involved in those operations. The publication provides QR codes with links to the author's videos that formed the core of the book
The foreword is written by the Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov
«Sapiens dominabitur astris»
from Latin: «The wise will rule over the stars»
which is the slogan of the Defence Intelligence of Ukrain
THE BOOK CONSISTS OF FOUR CHAPTERS
THE AIR BREAKTHROUGH
AT AZOVSTAL.
THE AIR
A daring air operation comprising 7 combat missions by 16 helicopters: 64 wounded were evacuated from Azovstal, 72 soldiers were airdropped, and 30 tonnes of cargo were delivered to the defenders of Mariupol
THE BATTLE
FOR ZMIINYI ISLAND.
THE SEA
More than four-month naval military operation to regain control of Zmiinyi Island in the Black Sea. A symbol of our victory over Russian aggressors at sea
THE KHARKIV COUNTEROFFENSIVE.
THE GROUND
The most successful counteroffensive operation of the Ukrainian army in this war: about 400 settlements were liberated and 150 thousand local residents were saved
DOWNED
RUSSIAN PILOTS
The history of the air battle with Russian aircraft in the Ukrainian skies, the confessions of eight captured officers, downed pilots of the Russian Aerospace Forces
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The author is Artem Shevchenko, a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, an officer of the Defence and Security Forces of Ukraine, a journalist, documentarian, writer, who himself took part in the hostilities in Kyiv and Kharkiv regions in 2022, and his author's view of the events "from the trench" is direct and largely exclusive