Politics once again interferes with battlefield: Ukrainian officer on alleged impact of U.S. intel cutoff

He shared the information on Espreso TV.

“As an active-duty serviceman, I won’t go into details, but here’s what I can say. The Americans announced two days ago that they would stop providing intelligence to Ukraine, while the Russians have been pushing on the Kursk axis since October, trying to regain control. Accordingly, nothing has changed in Russia’s actions: they bombard Ukrainian positions with glide bombs, carry out constant ‘meat assaults,’ have excellent aerial reconnaissance, and an enhanced FPV drone segment, including fiber-optic systems. The Russians had made gains weeks or even months before the U.S. declared it was suspending intelligence sharing. So, in my view, politics has once again interfered in combat operations,” commented the Ukrainian Armed Forces major.

According to him, it’s important to draw conclusions and learn from the experience gained in fighting the Russian army, which is far from being just “untrained recruits” but rather a serious occupying force that is constantly reinforcing itself.

“And now we’re blaming everything on the fact that two days ago, the Americans supposedly stopped providing us with intelligence. Moreover, I’ve already heard that this cooperation will be resumed. Instead of objectively assessing the situation on the battlefield and on the frontline map, we’re once again looking for reasons where there are none and can’t be,” Valerii Prozapas concluded.

• CIA Director John Ratcliffe has officially announced a temporary suspension of U.S. weapons deliveries and intelligence sharing with Ukraine. However, Bloomberg, citing a Ukrainian official, claims that Kyiv is still receiving U.S. intelligence.
• On March 7, the American aerospace company Maxar Technologies cut access to its satellite images for Ukrainian users.
• On March 9, U.S. President Donald Trump said that the United States had "just about" ended the pause of intelligence sharing with Ukraine.