HUR (Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine)
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (HUR) is the military intelligence branch of Ukraine's Armed Forces, subordinate to the Ministry of Defence. It is led by a director appointed by the President. The agency is responsible for foreign military intelligence, special operations, and strategic reconnaissance. Since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, HUR has publicly attributed strikes on Russian military and infrastructure targets and has been involved in planning operations alongside other Ukrainian security services.
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Ukraine hits Rostov airfield and Yaroslavl oil refinery in overnight strikes
President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukrainian forces struck a military airfield in Rostov-on-Don and the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl on the night of September 17. The SBU carried out the airfield strike, while the refinery hit was a joint operation of the SBU, the Unmanned Systems Forces, military intelligence (HUR) and the Foreign Intelligence Service. Russian governors reported no casualties from either attack.