by Guido Olimpio and Andrea Marinelli
Officially, there are no Americans on the battlefield, but many voices say the opposite. The strategic deployment of satellite imagery
It is all written, explained and disseminated to the public. When the White House approved new wartime supplies to Ukraine on March 16, four words made the bottom line of the “shopping list: satellite imagery and analytical work. It is a cursory note, but one that is met by clear pronouncements from senior officials a few days later. The exchange of information with Ukrainians has taken on “revolutionary” and unprecedented features, said General Scott Berrier, director of military intelligence DIA, during a congressional hearing. Then his colleague Paul Nakasone, head of Cyber Command and NSA, the agency that listens to everything, entered the scene: In my 35 years of service he stressed I have never experienced better collaboration in sharing our knowledge: The American secret service he explains observes and reacts quickly to attempts at disinformation.
The US cues
“We have continuously shared detailed information with the Ukrainian government,” White House spokesman Jen Psaki said in early March. “This information allowed them to understand Russian plans and develop a military response.” Cooperation with Ukraine, which began in 2015, has proven very effective over time. For months, the US spies foresaw what would happen then, namely the invasion: an unprecedented constant flow of information. Then, when the conflict began, they reacted on several levels: electronic aerial reconnaissance and satellites collected Russian “signals”, intercepted communications, remotely but thanks to instruments, accurately monitored the movements of the army.
An effort involving planes from different countries including Italy. Then they gave the Ukrainians precise coordinates, warnings and details: According to some analysts, it is possible that thanks to the valuable tips from Washington, numerous precision attacks by the resistance took place. “The secret ingredient,” Nakasone always said, is the ability to work out of the country to “see what our opponent is doing”.
Who knows, the numerous Russian officers who have fallen on the frontlines have not been hit by local snipers trained in the past by CIA paramilitaries with an ad hoc project launched in 2015. CNN wrote that a database was also created, into which the most important information is fed. , a digital archive that the “defenders” can access immediately and with a limited time slot. An important role was also played by the Starlink Internet stations, the satellites supplied by Elon Musk, which allowed Kyiv to permanently connect to the network.
data collection
The Intercept website added that information isn’t raw, it’s already studied so it can be used more effectively. The United States is amplifying the data that agents can confirm, even using a liaison officer to report it to the Ukrainians, and discarding the unconfirmed data. It is an elaborate regime that has initially allowed Washington to provide assistance without becoming an “active combatant” in the conflict: for this reason, the drones and reconnaissance planes are careful not to enter Ukrainian airspace.
The onsite mission could be added to this mission entrusted to secret teams. There is no confirmation on this point: the official line is that there are no Americans on the ground, but rumors have surfaced claiming the opposite, calling into question special forces and “shadows”. It is the underground world, protected by denials and ritual positions that preclude direct involvement. History has often shown what the reality was like back then.
March 22, 2022 (Modification March 22, 2022 | 09:02)
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