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Newsweek: Podolyak criticized Western media for revealing military plans of Ukrainian Armed Forces

October 4, 2025

Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ‘s chief of staff, expressed his dissatisfaction with Western media leaking information about the military plans of Ukrainian units, Newsweek reports.

In a March 15 article, Politico, citing unnamed US officials, said they believed Kiev would launch a counteroffensive against Russian armed forces in May.

It is stated that Podoliak was disappointed that the publication leaked data on the counteroffensive, saying that this military step “should surprise the enemy”.

“The military doesn’t need to talk about priority areas or attack scenarios. Ukraine is much more inventive than Politico reporters think,” he said.

At the same time, Podolyak himself had previously reported that the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces could begin in the coming months.

Newsweek’s post: Podolyak Criticizes Western Media for Revealing Ukrainian Armed Forces Military Plans

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The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings, and named primary sources, corroborating with Reuters, the BBC, and the Kyiv Independent.

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