The former commander of the Ukrainian army reveals new details of Washington's help for Kiev

We realized that we need (…) a common operational staff to assess the demand for weapons and equipment – said the Ukrainian ambassador in Great Britain and former commander of the Ukrainian army General Wałerij Załużny. In this way, he confirmed information about the secret staff of Ukraine and the United States revealed in the media, in which military operations plans were to be created.

At the end of March, the American daily The New York Times revealed the backstage of Washington's intelligence assistance and the United States participation in planning numerous operations of the Ukrainian army against Russia. Based on the journalistic investigation, the newspaper assessed that the role USA From 2022, she was much greater in the ongoing war than previously thought.

The daily revealed information about the secret center of Kiev cooperation with Washington in the US Army garrison in Wiesbaden, Germany. As part of the operation called “Task Force Dragon”, American and allied intelligence officers searched satellite photos, radio emissions and intercepted communication to find Russian positions. Then the coordinates of Russian units or infrastructure were handed over to Ukrainians. There were command points of Russian attacking branches Ukraine and military ports and equipment on the occupied Crimea, as well as the counteroffensive plans in the Kharkiv and Kersonian districts. As the New York Times emphasizes, the officers were afraid of defining the goals of “goals”, which is why they were called “interest points”.

“Intelligence data collected by American services were used both to develop a general strategy of Ukraine, as well as to precisely track goals for Ukrainian soldiers” – emphasized the author of the article by Adam Entous, who over a year conducted 300 interviews with officials from the US and allied countries.

Now the Ukrainian ambassador to Great Britain and the former commander of the Ukrainian army, General Wałerij Załużny, confirmed the existence of a secret Ukrainian-American staff in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Secret staff of Ukraine and the USA

Załużny reminded that from February 2022, i.e. the beginning of Russian aggression, the volume of military assistance from Ukraine's partners has increased significantly. “We received various types of weapons and equipment, and with them (ed.

According to the former commander of the Ukrainian army, in April 2022 a center was created to coordinate the supply of military assistance to Ukraine. It was located at the headquarters of the European US Command in Stuttgart, Germany. After some time, this institution continued operating in Wiesbaden.

“Over time, we realized that we need, along with our partners, a joint operational staff to assess the demand for weapons and equipment – based on the plans of surgery (military). This issue became particularly severe in the summer of 2022, when our partners expressed doubts as to the usefulness of some types of weapons and ammunition on the front line in Ukraine,” the ambassador mentioned.

Załużny explained that in the summer of 2022 the Ukrainian side came up with the idea to create an operational staff based on a logistics center, which would analyze the planned activities of the armed forces of Ukraine and formulate expectations for them in accordance with the standards NATO. He added that this idea was implemented thanks to the support of Great Britain.

“Wiesbaden received a new life. The headquarters planned operations, conducted war games, formulated requirements for the armed forces and transferred them to Washington and European capitals” – revealed the general in the entry.

What next with support for Ukraine?

“The New York Times” reminds that the new US president Donald Trumpwhich took power in January, strives to quickly end the Russian-Ukrainian war and improve their relationship with Moscow. Trump has already started limiting some elements of cooperation with Kiev in Wiesbaden.