Russian President Vladimir Putin made the final decision on a full-scale occupation of Ukraine about 13 hours before it began.

Axar.az reports the statement came from Kirill Budanov, chief of the Central Intelligence Agency of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.

"Putin made the final decision on the start of military operations on February 23 at 15:00. Until then, there are still some hesitations, preparations, and so on. There was a. Until that date, he could use any option, "Budanov said.

According to him, Putin made this decision personally:

"I want to emphasize that. No one had a big influence on this decision. On the day of the war, he personally contacted the commanders of all groups, listened to the official report on the preparations for the launch, and personally ordered the military aggression. He is a sick man. It depends a lot on symbols, dates, symbolism, and so on. ”