22:06
10 Mar 2022
Danilov explained when Ukraine began preparing for a Russian attack
Ukraine began preparing for Russia's offensive in November 2021, but the attack from Belarus came as a surprise.
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksii Danilov spoke about this on one of the broadcasts on TV.
"We could not tell society that there would be a war. This was unacceptable because it was one of the tactics of the Russian Federation to start chaos here," he explained.
However, the attack by Belarus came as a surprise to the Ukrainian authorities.
"We did not expect such a blow to the back. We did not expect them to go on all fronts. It was a surprise," Danilov admitted.
