Part of the intelligence arrives in Ukraine as quickly as possible.
Defense Minister Lloyd Austin first publicly stated that The United States is providing intelligence to Ukrainian forces to conduct operations in the Donbas, CNN reports.
“We are providing them with intelligence for operations in Donbass, that's right,” Austin said when asked by Republican Sen. Tom Cotton if the United States was providing intelligence to help Ukraine attack Russian troops in the separatist-controlled Donbass region or Crimea. , during a meeting of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
However, Austin did not mention Crimea in his response.
He also noted that the United States does not deny Ukraine attacks on Russian troops in These areas.
This is the first time that an American official has publicly acknowledged the role of the United States in the war in Ukraine.
A senior Defense Ministry official noted that some intelligence is coming to Ukraine “almost in real time.”
We continue to provide useful information and intelligence to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in their fight. As this struggle moves more and more to the Donbass region, we will adjust our information content and flow according to needs, “he said after Austin.
Both Austin and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Millie, told senators that the Pentagon was taking all possible steps to help Ukraine fight Russia. US aid assistance to Ukraine is coming to Ukraine “faster than most people could imagine,” Austin told the committee Thursday.
Speaking to senators, Austin said the United States had provided Ukraine with are relevant and effective in this fight. “
” You have seen that we provide a huge number of anti-armor, anti-aircraft, communications, and UAVs. And we also want to help them in a number of other ways, “he said.
At the same time, the Defense Minister noted that the Pentagon plans to update the recommendations on the exchange of intelligence with Ukraine, including clarifying the “amount, content and type of information” provided about enemy actions in Donbass.
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