How deep did they penetrate United States in their security and intelligence services Russiademonstrating his ability Washington warn her Ukraine Leaked Pentagon Papers reveal leaked Pentagon Papers. The newspaper “New York Times.

The documents show a portrait of A. exhausted Russian army from the war in Ukraine and the military apparatus, which is deeply exposed.

The report states that the Pentagon is specifically aware of “where and whenthe Russians intended to strike, thereby giving Ukraine useful information on how to defend itself.

Documents dated end of February-beginning of Marchbut found on social networks in recent days describe Ukraine’s critical shortcomings in air defense ammunitionas well as the march of Russian troops around the eastern city Bahamut.

Intelligence reports show that the United States is spying on Ukraine’s top military and political leadership, reflecting Washington’s desire to get a clear picture of the country’s military strategy.

The documents also confirm an idea long recognized by intelligence officials: that the United States has a clearer view of Russian military operations than of Ukrainian designs.

US officials said that while the documents provide insight into US methods of gathering information related to Russia’s plans, US agencies do not yet know if any of their sources will be shut down as a result of the leak.

American officials acknowledged that they lost some sources of information since the start of the war, but new documents seem to show that the Americans are still well aware of Russian developments.

Either way, this particular leak could do real damage to Ukraine’s military effort, giving Moscow the potential to shut down its intelligence sources.

US spying on Russia and Ukraine

But the leak has already complicated relations with allied countries and raised doubts about America’s ability to keep its secrets. “It takes trust and assurance that certain sensitive information will remain secret for different agencies to share material with each other,” a senior intelligence official told the NYT.

Documents can also damage them. diplomatic relations in many ways, as they make it clear that the United States is spying not only on Russia, but also on its allies. While this is unlikely to surprise officials, the release of such wiretaps always strains relations with key U.S. partners, such as South Koreawhose help is needed to supply Ukraine with weapons.

However, from the leaked documents, there is one that talks about Ministry of Defense of Russiawhich developed plans for launching missile strikes against Ukrainian forces at certain points in Odessa And Nikolaev March, 3rd. In fact, US intelligence believed that this particular attack was designed to destroy a warehouse of drones, an anti-aircraft gun and kill Ukrainian soldiers.

Reduced combat capability of Russian troops

Another paper analyzes a February report released by Russia’s National Defense Command Center about the “decreased combat capability” of Russian troops in eastern Ukraine.

It is noted that although the documents were drawn up Joint Pentagon Headquartersthere is also information from several agencies, including the National Security Agency, the State Department’s Office of Intelligence and Research, and the Central Intelligence Agency.

Some materials have been collected under the Federal Information Surveillance Act, or FISA, and it is noted that they may not be published or distributed without permission from the Attorney General.

Some of the documents are taken from an intelligence briefing by the CIA Operations Center on March 2. Information emerged about how the Russian Defense Ministry planned to respond to the news that it was not supplying ammunition to the troops of the Wagner group in Ukraine.

Source: New York Times.