Defense News: US warns Ukraine of approach of Russian cruise missiles

MOSCOW, September 29 – RIA Novosti. According to the newspaper’s report, at the beginning of the Russian Federation’s special operation in Ukraine, the United States warned the Ukrainian authorities about the approach of Russian cruise missiles. defense news With reference to General James Hecker, Commander of the US Air Force in Europe and Africa.

Earlier, Russia’s Ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, declared that Washington was directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine. According to him, the delivery of weapons to Kiev is clearly increased, Ukrainians are trained to use NATO equipment, and Kyiv is equipped with intelligence, and with it, operations are planned against the Russian Armed Forces. Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, had previously stated that the publications in the American press showed that the USA was directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine and was interested in prolonging it.

According to Hecker, Washington warned Kiev of approaching cruise missiles, and then an airstrike alert was activated in Ukraine. Later, the Americans began to inform their Ukrainian colleagues about the location of Russian equipment.

Hecker said, “This is the target. According to the commander, the Ukrainians themselves decided the place and time of the counterattack.

Earlier, The New York Times reported that Volodymyr Zelensky’s office repeatedly discussed planning a Ukrainian counterattack on the White House, and that the Ukrainian military leadership held regular meetings with its American counterparts on military and intelligence assistance.

Russia launched a military operation against Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin described his goal as “protecting people who have been subjected to eight years of bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime.” For this, according to him, “the disarming and gentrification of Ukraine” is planned in order to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for “bloody crimes against civilians” in Donbass.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces attack only military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, and as of March 25 they have completed the main tasks of the first stage – they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The ultimate goal of the operation, according to the Commander-in-Chief, is “the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that will guarantee Russia’s security.”