According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence on Facebook.
“Warriors of one of the naval special units of military intelligence met with the Chief of the DIU of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov. The lieutenant general personally handed the fighters unique knives with his own signature as a sign of respect, gratitude, and recognition of their combat contribution,” the report reads.
The DIU emphasized that the awards carry special value — each knife was handmade.
“I thank each of our guys who conquer the sea and carry out combat missions across the Black Sea — on Zmiinyi Island, the gas extraction platforms, and in coastal areas of temporarily occupied territories,” Budanov noted.
The Special Forces operatives, in turn, presented the Chief of Defense Intelligence with gifts and expressed gratitude for supporting the development of the DIU’s naval capabilities.
As reported by Ukrinform, six units of the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine received an aid package from an anonymous donor in the Netherlands.
