Newspaper says US intelligence helped Ukraine attack Russian ship

The US has provided information so that Ukraine can detect and attack the missile cruiser Moskva, the main military ship of the Russian fleet, which sank in the Black Sea after the explosion on 13 April. The information was published by the New York Times newspaper.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said one sailor has died since the ship sank and 27 people are missing. The other 396 crew members were evacuated.

In an interview with the New York Times, two senior US government officials claimed that Ukraine already got its segmentation data from the US. Moscow on its own and said that the US only confirmed the information. But other officials said US intelligence was crucial in the sinking of the ship by Ukraine.

According to the New York Times, the US government’s targeting is part of a covert and ongoing effort to help Ukraine on the battlefield in real time.

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The US intelligence also shared the expected troop movements with the Ukrainian authorities. RussiansThe results obtained after the evaluation of Moscow’s war plan in the region. Donbassin the east.

American media on Wednesday reported that the United States provided information that helped Ukrainians shoot and kill most of the Russian generals who died in the war.

The Joe Biden administration is trying to keep much of its battlefield and naval intelligence secret for fear the move will be seen as a provocation by Russia, the New York Times reported. President Vladimir Putin has already warned that “whoever intervenes will have consequences that have never happened in history”.

Despite this, in recent weeks the US has sent more heavy weapons to Ukraine and has requested additional $33 billion in military, economic and humanitarian aid from Congress.

At 12,500 tons, it is the largest Russian warship sunk in combat since the Second World War. The 510-man ship was a symbol of military might and led the naval part of Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

The sinking of Moscow is the second significant loss for Russia during the war in Ukraine, which could force it to “review its maritime stance”, according to the assessment of British intelligence.