Pentagon denies helping Ukraine target Russian generals
India Today
Reacting to an explosive New York Times report on US support for the Ukraine military, Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby said that they do not provide intelligence on the location of senior military leaders or participate in decisions of the Ukrainian military.
The US Defence Department, on Thursday, denied that it provided intelligence on the locations of Russian generals on the battlefield so that Ukrainian forces could kill them.
Reacting to an explosive New York Times report on US support for the Ukraine military, Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby said it was true that the United States supplies Kyiv's forces with military intelligence "to help Ukrainians defend their country."
"We do not provide intelligence on the location of senior military leaders on the battlefield or participate in the targeting decisions of the Ukrainian military," Kirby said.
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that intelligence provided by the United States has helped the Ukrainian military target and kill several Russian generals since Moscow's invasion.
Citing anonymous senior US officials, the newspaper said that of the approximately dozen Russian generals killed by Ukrainian forces, "many" had been targeted with the help of US intelligence.
Ukraine has been particularly successful in attacking Russian command positions, and, according to reports, came close last week to striking a location near the front lines in the Donbas region where Russia's top general, Valery Gerasimov, was believed to be visiting troops.
Ukrainian forces may have shelled the location just a few hours after Gerasimov had left, the unconfirmed reports said.
