Editorial
Over the past two months, Moscow has reportedly activated a network of Russian sleeper agents in Ukraine, according to Oleksiy Danilov, Ukraine's national security advisor. The goal is to destabilize the country, as the military conflict is at a standstill. The undercover agents were ordered to undermine Ukraine's unity by exploiting internal tensions. Despite the unity shown by Ukraine so far, some rifts have emerged recently.
Russia launched a massive drone attack on Kiev: most were shot down, others injured some citizens. This shows that Moscow could target Kiev's critical infrastructure during the winter. Russian agents, during this phase of the conflict, aim to create discord among Ukrainian leaders and promote dissent among the population.
Russian efforts include influencing the women of Ukrainian soldiers and prisoners of war, trying to organize anti-war protests. The goal is to sow despondency and depression to weaken morale. These actions follow limited Russian progress on the Eastern Front and Putin's pursuit of tangible successes ahead of Russia's presidential election in March.
Danilov told the Times that the Ukrainian security service still has a large number of Russian agents operating undercover. On a recent visit to London, he discussed strategies with British officials, predicting that Russia could strike Ukraine's energy infrastructure with cruise missiles in the coming weeks.
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