Topline
Intelligence shared by the U.S. helped Ukrainian forces target and kill several of the Russian generals who have been killed in action in the ongoing war in Ukraine, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, highlighting the increased assistance that Washington has provided to Kyiv since the start of Russia’s invasion.
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Key Facts
Targeting information about the locations of senior Russian military officers on the battlefield is part of a broader intelligence-sharing effort by the Biden administration the New York Times reports citing unnamed senior U.S. officials.
The Ukrainians have also received intelligence inputs on expected Russian troop movements based on America’s assessment of the Russian military’s battle plan for its offensive in the eastern Donbas region.
The Ukrainian military has claimed that it has killed at least 12 Russian generals on the front lines, but the U.S. officials did not disclose how many of these kills were a result of U.S. intelligence.
The report adds that the intelligence sharing effort has had a decisive effect on the battlefield, by helping confirm key targets identified by Ukrainian forces and sharing new targets.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2022/05/05/ukraine-targeted-and-killed-russian-generals-with-the-help-of-us-intelligence-report-says/