Former Defense Minister Reznikov says Ukraine moved troops before invasion to save lives

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has said the authorities had reasons to reassure Ukrainians ahead of the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022. Public statements at that time did not reflect the actual preparations being made. Reznikov revealed that, before Russia invaded, he and then-Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi signed an order extending…