US Spy Chief Admits Kiev Used Western Intel for Planning Russia Incursion
American NGA spy chief Frank Whitworth states that Ukraine utilized Western intelligence in its preparations for the incursion into the Kursk Region. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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Ukraine has been utilizing a wealth of commercial satellite imagery for its military operations, including the recent advance into Russia’s Kursk Region, as confirmed by a high-ranking American intelligence official. Despite this, the U.S. has denied having prior knowledge of these actions.
Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth, head of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), spoke on Thursday in response to a New York Times article from the previous week. The article revealed that both the U.S. and the UK had supplied Ukraine with satellite imagery and additional intelligence concerning the Kursk Region, where Ukraine has recently deployed a large military force.
According to the Times, the provision of this intelligence was not aimed at aiding Ukraine in advancing further into Russian territory. Rather, it was intended to assist Ukrainian commanders in monitoring Russian forces that might counterattack or hinder their troops’ retreat to Ukraine. This intelligence was shared after Ukraine had already initiated its military operations.
Whitworth explained that the intel discussed in the Times likely pertained to commercial satellite imagery accessible through the Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery (G-EGD) system, managed by Maxar, a service that the U.S. has made available to Ukraine for many years.
“There were over 400,000 accounts in that particular portal. And so the availability of commercial imagery is sustained,” Whitworth elaborated during a panel hosted by the Intelligence and National Security Alliance.
“If that is what they are using for purposes of this particular campaign, this limited campaign in Kursk, then I’ll defer to them to confirm that. But the availability is always there,” he further stated.
In the same discussion, CIA Deputy Director David Cohen indicated that, based on his agency’s dialogues with Ukraine, there appears to be an intention to hold onto some of the captured Russian territories for a while.
The panel also covered how the U.S. government plans to increase its use of commercial technologies to enhance its intelligence and military operations.
In related news, Moscow views the ongoing conflict with Ukraine as a proxy war orchestrated by the U.S., with Ukraine acting almost like a private military firm in service of American interests, as described by Russian officials who see NATO’s involvement as making them complicit in the conflict.
Olivia Brown for TROIB News
Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth, head of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), spoke on Thursday in response to a New York Times article from the previous week. The article revealed that both the U.S. and the UK had supplied Ukraine with satellite imagery and additional intelligence concerning the Kursk Region, where Ukraine has recently deployed a large military force.
According to the Times, the provision of this intelligence was not aimed at aiding Ukraine in advancing further into Russian territory. Rather, it was intended to assist Ukrainian commanders in monitoring Russian forces that might counterattack or hinder their troops’ retreat to Ukraine. This intelligence was shared after Ukraine had already initiated its military operations.
Whitworth explained that the intel discussed in the Times likely pertained to commercial satellite imagery accessible through the Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery (G-EGD) system, managed by Maxar, a service that the U.S. has made available to Ukraine for many years.
“There were over 400,000 accounts in that particular portal. And so the availability of commercial imagery is sustained,” Whitworth elaborated during a panel hosted by the Intelligence and National Security Alliance.
“If that is what they are using for purposes of this particular campaign, this limited campaign in Kursk, then I’ll defer to them to confirm that. But the availability is always there,” he further stated.
In the same discussion, CIA Deputy Director David Cohen indicated that, based on his agency’s dialogues with Ukraine, there appears to be an intention to hold onto some of the captured Russian territories for a while.
The panel also covered how the U.S. government plans to increase its use of commercial technologies to enhance its intelligence and military operations.
In related news, Moscow views the ongoing conflict with Ukraine as a proxy war orchestrated by the U.S., with Ukraine acting almost like a private military firm in service of American interests, as described by Russian officials who see NATO’s involvement as making them complicit in the conflict.
Olivia Brown for TROIB News
