{"id":26818,"date":"2022-05-05T19:49:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T19:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/05\/05\/pentagon-denies-us-intelligence-is-targeting-russian-generals-in-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:16:32","slug":"pentagon-denies-us-intelligence-is-targeting-russian-generals-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/05\/05\/pentagon-denies-us-intelligence-is-targeting-russian-generals-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon denies US intelligence is targeting Russian generals in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2022\/05\/03\/push-to-arm-ukraine-putting-strain-on-us-weapons-stockpile\/\" target=\"_blank\">Defense Department officials<\/a> on Thursday pushed back on reports that U.S. intelligence assets are providing information to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ukrainian military forces<\/a> to help them target Russian generals, saying instead the focus is on defensive issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe United States provides battlefield intelligence to help Ukrainians defend their country,\u201d Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters during a press conference. \u201cWe do not provide intelligence on the location of senior military leaders on the battlefield or participate in the targeting decisions of the Ukrainian military.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A day earlier,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/05\/04\/us\/politics\/russia-generals-killed-ukraine.html\" target=\"_blank\"> the New York Times reported<\/a> that information provided by senior American defense officials included real-time battlefield intelligence and anticipated Russian troop movements. That includes details about the Russian military\u2019s mobile headquarters, and the whereabouts of senior Russian military leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/05\/05\/mariupol-steel-mill-battle-rages-as-ukraine-repels-attacks\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22125388347899.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Mariupol steel mill battle rages as Ukraine repels attacks<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Heavy fighting raged Thursday at the besieged steel plant in Mariupol, as Russian forces attempted to finish off the city\u2019s last-ditch defenders and complete the capture of the strategically vital port.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 12 Russian generals are believed to have been killed in the fighting in Ukraine, which began in late February when Russian forces invaded their neighbor with a stated goal of liberating areas they claimed were oppressed by a corrupt Ukrainian government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since then, the United States has committed more than $3.2 billion in military aid to Ukraine, including an array of anti-aircraft and anti-tank weaponry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. and NATO intelligence assets have also shared significant information with the Ukrainian forces. Kirby would not give specifics of what that includes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUkrainians have, quite frankly, a lot more information than we do,\u201d Kirby said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is their country, their territory and they have capable intelligence collection abilities of their own,\u201d he added. \u201cUkraine combines information that we and other partners provide with the intelligence that they themselves are gathering on the battlefield.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/05\/01\/combat-death-puts-spotlight-on-americans-fighting-in-ukraine\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22120460828993.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Combat death puts spotlight on Americans fighting in Ukraine<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">An undetermined number of Americans, many with military backgrounds, are thought to be in Ukraine battling Russian forces.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials from the National Security Council offered a similar pushback of the New York Times story after publication, telling the newspaper that no intelligence was provided to the Ukrainians \u201cwith the intent to kill Russian generals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kirby did say that U.S. intelligence officials have publicly noted that \u201cthe Russians have not made the progress that we believe they expected to make by this point\u201d in the 70-day-old war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s not to say they haven\u2019t made any progress,\u201d Kirby added. \u201cI think we would continue to assess it as incremental and uneven.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, the British defense secretary told Parliament that about 15,000 Russian troops have been killed in the invasion. 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