US intelligence helped Ukrainians sink Russian flagship Moskva: Kremlin says the ship did not participate in the battles, and the crew was missing

When Ukraine successfully attacked a valuable Russian warship with anti-ship cruise missiles in April, the US helped it with intelligence. How it happened, the publication told CNN.

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Ukrainian forces, noticing a Russian warship in the Black Sea, called their US contacts to confirm it was indeed "Moscow", sources familiar with the events told CNN. The US responded in the affirmative and provided intelligence on the ship's whereabouts. However, it is not clear whether the United States knew that Ukraine would decide to strike the ship, the sources said, and noted that the United States was not involved in this decision.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said: “We have not provided Ukraine with specific information about targeting Moskva. We were not involved in the Ukrainians' decision to strike the ship or the operation they were conducting, and did not know in advance about Ukraine's intentions to target the ship. The Ukrainians have their own intelligence capabilities to track and target Russian naval ships, as they did in this case.”

The ship sank after being hit by two Ukrainian cruise missiles on April 14, dealing a severe blow to the Russian armed forces.

This situation reflects the increasingly progressive stance of US President Joe Biden's administration when it comes to intelligence sharing with Ukraine. This is part of a broader political shift to help Ukraine decisively defeat Russia on the battlefield and significantly weaken its military.

But this, among other things, raises border questions for the US and Russia when it comes to US military support for Ukraine.

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The United States has been providing Ukrainian forces with intelligence on Russian troop movements in Ukraine for several months, including intercepted reports of Russian military plans. America is also providing Ukraine with information about the situation at sea so that the country can better understand the threat posed by Russian ships in the Black Sea, many of which are launching missiles into Ukraine.

However, there are clear limits to what the US shares.

For example, the United States has so far refused to provide Ukraine with information about potential targets within Russia itself. And while intelligence shared by the U.S. about Russian troop movements inside Ukraine may include details such as vehicles and types of personnel in a particular location, the U.S. has not shared intelligence with Ukraine about the whereabouts of specific Russian military leaders, officials said.

“We do not provide intelligence on the location of high-ranking military leaders on the battlefield and do not participate in decision-making by the Ukrainian military on target designation,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby assured.

He explained that "Ukraine combines the information that we and other partners provide with intelligence that they themselves gather on the battlefield and then make their own decisions."

"We are not there"

Dmitry Shkrebets, the father of Yegor Shkrebets, a conscript soldier who served on the Moskva cruiser and was declared missing, published a response from the prosecutor's office, stating that the ship did not participate in the war against Ukraine, writes Ukrainian Truth.

“Island Snake — is that not the territorial waters of Ukraine? Scum! What kind of scum do you have to be to write this to us, ”said Shkrebets.

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The letter says that Yegor Shkrebets was officially “declared missing in action in the military unit,” and the search work did not bring results.

Allegedly, the Moskva cruiser was not included in the territorial waters of Ukraine and "was not included in the list of military units that are involved in a special military operation."

It is worth noting that earlier Dmitry Shkrebets wrote on social networks that Ukraine “should not exist”, rejoiced at the war and the shelling of Ukrainian cities, praised Russian President Vladimir Putin, and when he lost his son, he changed his rhetoric and began to criticize the authorities.

Since the Russians say that the Moskva cruiser did not take part in the war, it is possible that they will not pay compensation for the dead.

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