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CIA agents have been positioned in Kiev to share US intel with Ukrainian soldiers, a report says
A mystery organization of commandos and spies from the US and its partners is attempting to give weapons, insight and preparing to Ukraine, the New York Times investigated Saturday, refering to current and previous American and European authorities.
While a large part of the work happens at bases in Britain, Germany and France, some CIA agents have been positioned in Ukraine, generally in the country's capital of Kiev, the paper said.
The agents are entrusted with imparting satellite pictures and other knowledge to Ukrainian soldiers, as per the report.
The US declared the departure of military educators from Ukraine in February. Not long after Russia sent off a tactical mission in Ukraine in late February, the US Army's tenth Special Forces Group set up an arranging cell in Germany to facilitate military guide to Kiev, the NYT said. The cell has apparently developed to 20 countries.
That's what NYT said "a couple dozen commandos" from other NATO part states, including Canada, Britain, France and Lithuania have likewise been working in Ukraine.
NATO individuals are providing Ukraine with weighty weapons, including rocket launchers, battle drones and reinforced vehicles, and preparing Ukrainian soldiers to utilize them. Lately, the Pentagon has conveyed M142 HIMARS various rocket launchers and M777 howitzers.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said last week that Ukraine was confronting "a critical second on the combat zone" and encouraged partners to keep supporting Kiev.
The report about the exercises of Western commandos and CIA agents in and around Ukraine comes as a three-day Group of Seven (G7) highest point started off in Germany on Sunday. The gathering, which includes the US, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, have forced clearing sanctions on Russia.
Moscow has said in the past that it will regard unfamiliar weapons as genuine focuses on Ukrainian soil.
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