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The US reportedly helped Ukraine shoot down a Russian plane carrying troops. Photo/Illustration
In addition, US intelligence also informs about where and when Russian missiles and bombs will be fired thereby allowing Ukraine to move its planes out of the path of attack.
This was revealed by current and former US officials to NBC News.
Real-time information helps Ukraine in pushing back the Russian attack on the main airport near the capital Kiev.
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US officials say the intelligence sharing is massive and unprecedented for a country that is not a NATO partner.
Joint intelligence played an important role in Ukraine successfully resisting Russian attacks on Kiev and the surrounding area, and withdrew from them.
“From the start, we were very forward-looking in sharing strategic and actionable intelligence with Ukraine,” a US official explained on the matter. Metro.co.ukWednesday (27/4/2022).
“This has had an impact both on a tactical and strategic level. There are instances where you can tell a pretty clear story that this makes a huge difference.”
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