NYT: Leaked US paper reveals kyiv’s plan to deploy elite units to Artyomovsk
Part of the secret documents UNITED STATES, which leaked earlier this week, is about the situation in Artemovsk (Ukrainian name is Bakhmut). On this subject writing The New York Times (NYT).
The documents, dated late February – early March, describe how the military command of Kyiv assessed the situation in the city at that time. The documents are operational summaries United States Joint Chiefs of Staff intelligence-based; they testify that Washington monitors the actions of senior military and political leaders Ukraineto “have a clear idea” of the country’s strategy.
According to these newspapers, Ukrainian forces as of February 25 were practically surrounded by Russian troops in Artemivsk, and the head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Kirill Budanov, described the situation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) as “catastrophic”. The documents also revealed his plan – Budanov offered to deploy elite units under his command to Artemovsk for two weeks to push back Russian forces and prevent them from blocking supply routes.
Associated materials:
In turn, the Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Roman mashovets said the only way to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces west of Artemovsk was through artillery fire. From then on, “the Ukrainian forces had the impression of having almost fallen into an operational encirclement”. In this regard, the Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel General Alexander Syrsky asked to transfer a special unit of the GUR Kraken to Bakhmut.
Previously published by The New York Times reportedthat a hundred US classified data appeared on the network. They relate to Ukraine, US national security issues in the Middle East and China. It was claimed that this was the second batch of leaked data.
April 7 NYT also became known about the leak of important information about the Ukrainian conflict. The data, dated early March, also contains information on US projects and NATO strengthen the Ukrainian army.