U.S. intelligence document discussing Ukrainian plans to strike Russian forces from SDF areas in Syria (Photo Credit Washington Post)
Washington Post: Ukraine planned attacks on Russian forces in Syria, leaked document shows
Ukraine’s military intelligence agency developed plans to conduct covert attacks on Russian forces in Syria using secret Kurdish help, according to a leaked top-secret U.S. intelligence document.
The introduction of a new battlefield — thousands of miles from the war in Ukraine — appeared designed to impose costs and casualties on Russia and its Wagner paramilitary group, which is active in Syria, and possibly force Moscow to redeploy resources from Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky directed a halt to the planning in December, but the leaked document, based on intelligence gathered as of Jan. 23, lays out in detail how the planning progressed and how such a campaign could proceed if Ukraine revived it.
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Source: Pentagon Leaks Say Ukraine Planned To Attack Russian Forces In Syria
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