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Pentagon denies helping Ukraine 'target' Russian generals

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Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="A man stands on destroyed Russian tanks in Buzova village of Kyiv area, Ukraine, April 11, 2022. Oleg Petresyuk, EPA-EFE" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/04/26/russian-tanks-epa-efe.jpg"/><figcaption>A man stands on destroyed Russian tanks in Buzova village of Kyiv area, Ukraine, April 11, 2022. <em>Oleg Petresyuk, EPA-EFE</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>WASHINGTON, United States - The US Defense Department denied Thursday that it provided intelligence on the locations of Russian generals on the battlefield so that Ukraine forces could kill them.</p><p>Reacting to an explosive New York Times report on US support for the Ukraine military, Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby said it was true that the United States supplies Kyiv&#x27;s forces with military intelligence &quot;to help Ukrainians defend their country.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/04/25/22/us-ukraine-can-beat-russia-with-right-equipment">US: Ukraine can beat Russia with &#x27;right equipment&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>&quot;We do not provide intelligence on the location of senior military leaders on the battlefield or participate in the targeting decisions of the Ukrainian military,&quot; Kirby said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/05/02/22/ukraine-sinks-russian-patrol-boats-near-snake-island">Ukraine sinks Russian patrol boats near Snake Island</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/04/20/22/ukraine-receives-fighter-planes-parts-to-bolster-air-force">Ukraine receives fighter planes, parts to bolster air force: Pentagon</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/04/15/22/russian-flagship-sinks-after-kyiv-claims-missile-hit">Russian flagship sinks after Kyiv claims missile hit</a></li></ul><p>The New York Times reported late Wednesday that intelligence provided by the United States has helped the Ukrainian military target and kill several Russian generals since Moscow&#x27;s invasion.</p><p>Citing anonymous senior US officials, the newspaper said that of the approximately dozen Russian generals killed by Ukrainian forces, &quot;many&quot; had been targeted with the help of US intelligence.</p><p>Ukraine has been particularly successful in attacking Russian command positions, and, according to reports, came close last week to striking a location near the front lines in the Donbas region where Russia&#x27;s top general, Valery Gerasimov, was believed to be visiting troops.</p><p>Ukraine forces may have shelled the location just a few hours after Gerasimov had left, the unconfirmed reports said.</p><p>The New York Times said the United States had provided details on the Russian military&#x27;s mobile headquarters, which frequently change location.</p><p>It reported that Ukrainian forces used that information in tandem with their own to conduct attacks on senior Russian officers.</p><p>Kirby said Ukraine makes its own decisions on whether to target a Russian leader or not.</p><p>&quot;Ukraine combines information that we and other partners provide with the intelligence that they themselves are gathering on the battlefield,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Then they make their own decisions, and they take their own actions.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/04/07/22/i-dont-want-to-live-woman-recounts-rape-by-russian-soldiers">&#x27;I don&#x27;t want to live&#x27;: Woman recounts rape by Russian soldiers</a></li></ul><p>The White House National Security Council slammed the New York Times report as &quot;irresponsible.&quot;</p><p>&quot;The United States provides battlefield intelligence to help the Ukrainians defend their country,&quot; NSC spokesperson Adrienne Watson said.</p><p>&quot;We do not provide intelligence with the intent to kill Russian generals.&quot;</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="General view of a street with destroyed Russian military machinery in the areas recaptured by the Ukrainian army in the city of Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, April 2, 2022. EPA-EFE/Oleg Petrasyuk" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/04/05/20220405-kyiv-epa.jpg"/><figcaption>General view of a street with destroyed Russian military machinery in the areas recaptured by the Ukrainian army in the city of Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, April 2, 2022. <em>EPA-EFE/Oleg Petrasyuk</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Washington is supplying billions of dollars worth of military equipment and munitions to Ukraine and is training their forces on how to operate them. </p><p>It is also providing Kyiv with information garnered from satellites, electronic surveillance operations and other sources of intelligence.</p><p>But the White House and Pentagon have sought to limit knowledge of the full extent of the US assistance, hoping to avoid provoking Russia into a broader conflict beyond Ukraine&#x27;s borders.</p><p>Even so, Washington&#x27;s support for Ukraine has only grown, and become more forthright, since the Russians invaded on February 24.</p><p>At the beginning the US said it wanted only to help Ukraine survive.</p><p>But now Washington says its goal in the war is to debilitate Russia for the long term.</p><p>&quot;We want to see Russia weakened to the degree that it can&#x27;t do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine,&quot; US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said after a visit to Kyiv in late April.</p><div><strong>des/sw/pmh/des</strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2024863" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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Pentagon denies helping Ukraine 'target' Russian generals

Paul Handley,

Agence France-Presse

Published May 06, 2022 09:10 AM PHT

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Updated May 06, 2022 04:29 PM PHT

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