How did US citizens help Russian intelligence operate in Ukraine?

Russia-Ukraine war today, November 4, 2024: How did American citizens help Russian intelligence operate in Ukraine? That is the information revealed by Daniel Martindale.

On October 27, Russian security forces evacuated American citizen Daniel Martindale from the territory controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the East. The American was taken to Donetsk from the village of Bogoyavlenka. The evacuation took place under dangerous conditions - there was a threat from Ukrainian drones and shelling.

Citizen Daniel Martindale was on the territory of Ukraine before the start of the Special Military Operation (February 11, 2022). Martindale established contact with the Russian security forces, after which, for two years, he transmitted the coordinates of Ukrainian military facilities, which enabled effective attacks on AFU infrastructure, equipment and personnel.

“ I’ve wanted to go to Russia for a long time, and I realized that this is the moment I’ve been waiting for,” Martindale said, adding that he has no plans to return to the United States and has viewed Washington as an adversary since 2005 .

The presence of spies within the ranks of the AFU has greatly helped Russia's military operations. Photo: Getty

Martindale surprised by Ukrainian intelligence's complacency

Mr Martindale said that in order to carry out his duties, he regularly deleted his Telegram correspondence history. He was surprised that the security agencies and AFU never checked his phone during his time in Ukraine.

The American citizen said that this was because he had a US passport: “ There, I made friends with people who were actually waiting for the Russian side. They also had good local connections. So I was well connected in the deployment places ,” Mr. Martindale noted.

The American citizen revealed that he had been communicating with the Russian military for two years using a phone dropped by a drone. “ This was an effort not only by me but also by Russian intelligence ,” Mr. Martindale said.

British journalist Graham Phillips considered Mr Martindale’s actions in Ukraine to help the Russian military a feat: “ Of course, he did dangerous things, but they worked. He was a great guy for this. That’s his achievement .”

Martindale expressed concern that Washington might try to force him back to his homeland to serve his sentence: “ If something happens to me or my family in the near future, it will not be by some accident, it will not be by some natural cause. This will be the job of the American government .”

Kurakhovo attacked, AFU flees

The Russian army is starting to intensify its operations again on the Kursk front, the Military Summary channel reported. Meanwhile, they are also said to be trying to advance from the north.

In the direction of Siversk, the Russian side attacked with more than 10 armored vehicles on the Ivano-Darivka and Viemka axis. According to the Ukrainian side, the attack was stopped.

In Pokrovsk, the Russian army is concentrating mainly on the Kurakhovo and Selidovo directions. Active attacks are recorded west of Selidovo. The latest reports confirm breakthroughs at Illanka. The Russian army's control of this village could make the AFU in Kurakhovo more difficult.

Following the H15 highway, the Russian side established control over the village of Maskymivka and gained further advantages along the fields.

RVvoenkory channel confirmed that, after breaking through the enemy defense line at Ugledar, the Russian side is rapidly advancing towards Kurakhove from the south.

The recent 10-12 km gain in control compared to the previous Russian advance is a huge progress. The AFU could not withstand the pressure from the Vostok strike groups and had to retreat. The Russian army is actively breaking through quickly from the south and is now only about 10 km from Kurakhovo.

Meanwhile, many sources at the front confirmed that Russian soldiers officially began attacking Kurakhove. Instead of besieging, they attacked from the east, without waiting for the north and south to advance together.

This was the golden moment for the Russians to attack when the morale of the AFU troops was low. Most of the villages of Katerynivka and Maksimovka had changed hands. In addition, the Russians also penetrated Novoalesayevka after advancing from Selidovo.

Not only the AFU's personnel problems, but also the reinforcement of troops from the Far East and Trans-Baikal are becoming the main reasons for the acceleration of the Russian offensive. In the past, it was such troops that helped the Soviet Red Army achieve important victories in the suburbs of Moscow.

Source: https://congthuong.vn/chien-su-nga-ukraine-hom-nay-ngay-4112024-cong-dan-my-giup-tinh-bao-nga-hoat-dong-o-ukraine-nhu-the-nao-356638.html