The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has entered its fourth week, although the strength of the Russian army on the frontal battlefield far exceeds that of Ukraine, but because Ukraine has the support of Western countries, the Russian army has been delayed in completing the goal of special military operations, and the originally planned "blitzkrieg" has been forced into a "protracted war". Now the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield has ushered in new variables, which is a great threat to the Russian army.
According to Russian media sources, on March 17, local time, Ronald Mortree, an official in charge of intelligence and security work at the US Department of Defense, publicly admitted at a hearing that the United States is providing intelligence for Ukraine.
Mortri said the United States is moving the intelligence it has gathered about russian troops and the Ukrainian battlefield from Washington to Kiev, which will greatly help Ukraine fight Russian forces.
He also said that this is part of the support expressed by the United States for Ukraine, and that such support has proven to be very timely and effective.
However, Mortree did not disclose details of the U.S. intelligence support for Ukraine, and other U.S. officials involved in the hearing did not comment on it.
It is reported that since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the United States and European countries have repeatedly stated that they will not use military force to interfere in the situation in Ukraine, but their military assistance to Ukraine has never stopped.
Long before the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the United States frequently supplied weapons and equipment to Ukraine. After the outbreak of the conflict, the United States has continuously provided Ukraine with weapons specifically aimed at the Russian military, such as anti-aircraft missiles.
On March 16, local time, Biden also ordered $800 million worth of military aid to Ukraine. In the past week, the United States has provided Ukraine with more than $1 billion worth of weapons and equipment.
Although the United States provides Ukraine with man-portable air defense missiles, anti-tank missiles, and small drones, which are not enough weapons to determine the direction of the battlefield. But on the Battlefield in Ukraine, these weapons still caused a lot of blows to the Russian army.
According to previous reports, the Ukrainian armed forces benefited from the "Stinger" anti-aircraft missile provided by the US military, successfully shot down 10 Russian aircraft in 24 hours, and also captured an ace pilot.
In the conflict for several days, the casualties of the Russian army have also increased. According to the ukrainian side, the death toll of the Russian army has exceeded 14,000 so far, and nearly 200 fighters and helicopters have been shot down, and nearly 2,000 tanks have been destroyed.
Although the outside world agrees that the Ukrainian reports on the Russian casualties are exaggerated, all indications show that the Russian army did suffer a lot of losses on the Battlefield in Ukraine.
Now that the United States has acknowledged that it is providing intelligence support to Ukraine, and that this support is working, it is another big blow to the Russian military.
Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, although Ukraine's strength is inferior to Russia's, it has also caused considerable losses to the Russian army with the support of Western countries.
Originally, the Russian army planned to complete special military operations in Ukraine in a short period of time and fight a "blitzkrieg". But with the passage of time, the Russian-Ukrainian war is becoming a "protracted war".
At the same time, Western countries continue to supply weapons to Ukraine and impose sanctions on Russia. Now that the United States has announced intelligence support for Ukraine, there is less time left for the Russian military.
If the conflict between Russia and Ukraine cannot be resolved in a short period of time, the war will deplete not only Ukraine's strength, but also Russia's strength.
On top of that, Russia is now suffering from sanctions from the West. If the Russian-Ukrainian conflict continues for a long time, Russia's economic situation will get worse and worse.
In addition, more and more civilians will be displaced by war in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and may even cause another refugee crisis. Therefore, it is hoped that both Russia and Ukraine can calm down, show sincerity to negotiate with each other, reach a ceasefire agreement as soon as possible, and settle the dispute through peaceful means.