U.S. Intelligence Has Helped Kill Multiple Russian Generals In Ukraine
May 5th, 2022Via: ZeroHedge:
According to the limited details of intelligence provided to the Ukrainians, The New York Times reports that “The United States has focused on providing the location and other details about the Russian military’s mobile headquarters, which relocate frequently.” Additionally, “Ukrainian officials have combined that geographic information with their own intelligence — including intercepted communications that alert the Ukrainian military to the presence of senior Russian officers — to conduct artillery strikes and other attacks that have killed Russian officers.”
While US intelligence officials are seeking to deny that the purpose is an “intent to kill Russian generals” – as a National Security Council spokesperson told the Times as the story came out – the report implicitly acknowledges this marks a major escalation in terms of Washington’s role:
The administration has sought to keep much of the battlefield intelligence secret, out of fear it will be seen as an escalation and provoke President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia into a wider war. American officials would not describe how they have acquired information on Russian troop headquarters, for fear of endangering their methods of collection. But throughout the war, the U.S. intelligence agencies have used a variety of sources, including classified and commercial satellites, to trace Russian troop movements.
