Eight generals, 36 colonels and about 300 Russian officers died on the battlefield. So far, the role of American espionage in supporting the Ukrainian counteroffensive has “weighed” so much. «Since the beginning of the conflict, we have exchanged strategic information Zelensky. And our role has had a significant impact at a strategic level. There are glaring cases where it is easy to prove that the intervention of the secret services wrote a very different story.” In conversation is a former US intelligence officer, interviewed by NBC News. An example: A few days ago, the Ukrainian air defense managed to shoot down a Russian transport plane with weapons and reinforcements at the airport Hostomelabout fifty kilometers from Kyiv. The operation enabled the liberation of the airport and deprived the army Putin a strategic junction and forces Russian soldiers to move more on the streets. With all the risks. Here: According to the source, the information about this flight came from American secret services. “There was a lot of real-time intelligence that exchanged a range of useful information to more effectively respond to Russian soldiers’ movements,” the former official explained.
The role of US espionage
Basically with the support of WashingtonUnder various circumstances, the Ukrainian armed forces were able to find out earlier the place and time of the planned attacks by the Russians. Move accordingly. Movement of soldiers and vehicles in some cases just before the bombing. And so it happened more than once, the American source assures, that the Russians senselessly attacked fields that are literally empty, believing that they are launching an offensive against Ukrainian anti-aircraft defenses, whose means have since been shifted elsewhere.
Zelenskyy’s security
But not only on the pure war side does the role of 007 prove to be fundamental. Another official of CIA He also stressed the importance of intelligence work to protect the President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The constant contact between the forces of Kiev and those of Washington allows the country’s political and charismatic leader to “move optimally”, always careful to ensure a degree of separation from his chain of command. Or at least part of it.
In fact, this would be another fundamental aspect of the role of spies To use had a powerful effect. By directly targeting key individuals, often theUkraine he managed to repel attacks that were actually left without a commander. Like the area northeast of Hostomel when the general was killed Magomed Tushayev it then led to the destruction of the Chechen Special Forces column he was leading, including 56 tanks. This strategy would be a major cause of the casualties inflicted on the Russians, who have already lost more than 22,000 men in combat, according to Kiev bulletins.
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