Zakharova accused the United States of transferring intelligence to Kyiv for strikes in the Donbass
Maria Zakharova
The United States provided Ukraine with intelligence data and sent HIMARS instructors to the country to strike at Donbass. This was stated by Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, the briefing was broadcast on YouTube.
“The armed formations of Ukraine widely used HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems received from the United States and did this with the direct assistance of the American side, which not only provided the necessary intelligence, but also secretly seconded instructors who helped representatives of the Kyiv regime to aim correctly, — she noted.
According to her, this is confirmed by data from Ukrainian social networks and American media.
She connected the activation of artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the deliveries of HIMARS. “Apparently, [artillery] received an order from Kyiv without the slightest hesitation to use the mentioned installations against the civilian population,” — said a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman and suggested that the United States was “more than satisfied” with the similar state of affairs.
US President Joe Biden announced the decision to send HIMARS to Ukraine on June 1, after three months of hostilities launched by Russia. On June 14
U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Cole announced that Washington would be transmitting intelligence information to Kyiv for launching MLRS strikes “on targets on Ukrainian territory that they choose.” MLRS arrived in Ukraine on June 23.
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