Budanov: Everyone who committed war crimes in Ukraine to be found, eliminated wherever he is

All those responsible for committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine will be held accountable, said Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Agency of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in an interview with the American PBS TV channel, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported.

“Any perpetrator that committed any war crimes or crimes against humanity in Ukraine or even very egregious crimes, like the group rape or killing of civilians and children, will be found and eliminated in any part of the world,” Budanov said, adding that Ukraine has enough of its own forces and means for this.

Commenting on the statements of the representatives of the United States and NATO on the supply of weapons promised to Ukraine for the counteroffensive, including 2,000 armored vehicles, Budanov noted the importance of the counteroffensive operation, the main goal of which is the liberation of all Ukrainian territories.

At the same time, he agreed with the assessments of U.S. officials who hope that Ukraine, at least, will be able to improve its positions along the front line to defeat the military logistics of the Russians in the occupied Crimea and in the depths of Donbas.

Budanov also said that the Russian Federation is now seeking to take control of numerous Russian paramilitary groups. According to him, the new structure that the Russian Federation is trying to create will aim to put the so-called PMCs under the control of the Russian general staff.

"The Russians are striving to create a certain main organization that will lead and command all these paramilitary formations, because, obviously, there is no unity among them now," he said, confirming that Russia is now able to mobilize from 20,000 to 22,000 soldiers every month.