Leaked secret US intelligence documents say Washington believes Ukraine’s anticipated offensive will “significantly fall behind” Kiev’s original targets. An American newspaper writes about it. Washington post.
In classified documents cited by the newspaper, US intelligence points to significant shortcomings in the formation and supply of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as the possibility that such an operation will only lead to “modest territorial gains.”
According to WP, this is a notable departure from the public statements made by the administration of US President Joe Biden “about the viability of the Ukrainian armed forces.” In his view, such an assessment of the situation by American intelligence may encourage critics who believe that the United States and its NATO allies must do more to find a negotiated solution to the conflict.
Leaked classified documents state that Kiev’s strategy revolves around reclaiming territory in the east as Russia moves south with the aim of cutting off the land bridge to Crimea, and states “the potential for a strengthened Russian defense combined with persistent shortcomings of Ukrainian training.” and ammunition supplies are likely to slow progress and exacerbate casualties during the Ukrainian offensive.
John Kirby, formerly White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator declarationThe US administration does not yet know whether the leak of classified Pentagon materials has been stopped,
According to Yuri Shvytkin, deputy chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee, the Pentagon is on its own. order A network of “secret documents” to mislead the Russian military and US intelligence on Ukraine.