The NATO supreme allied commander said Thursday that the alliance needs better military intelligence on the ground in eastern Ukraine, where he said Russian forces appeared to be fortifying military gains despite a two-month cease-fire.
U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove, testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, accused Moscow of supplying pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine’s east with “heavy weapons, training and mentoring,” as well as “artillery fire support and tactical- and operational-level air defense.”
Breedlove also conceded “there are critical gaps in our collection and analysis” of intelligence in Ukraine’s east, as intelligence demands grow in a “threat environment” …read more
Source: Voice of America
