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Russia plans a ‘Korean scenario’ for Ukraine: Intelligence chief

A man walks past a school that was damaged by fighting in Kharkiv, Ukraine [Thomas Peter/Reuters]

Russia is considering “a Korean scenario” for Ukraine and splitting the country in two after failing to seize the capital Kyiv and overthrow its government, the Ukrainian military intelligence chief has said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin “will try to impose a dividing line between the unoccupied and occupied regions of our country”, General Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Ministry of Defence’s Intelligence Directorate, said on Sunday as reported by the ministry’s Telegram account.

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