Move will help Kyiv target oil refineries, pipelines and other infrastructure that provide Kremlin revenues and resources
People pay tribute to fallen Ukrainian soldiers at the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv to mark Defenders Day, on Wednesday. PIC/AFP
The US will provide Ukraine with intelligence to launch missile strikes against Russian energy infrastructure, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. US President Donald Trump approved sharing targeting data with Ukrainians as the administration weighs sending powerful weapons, the news outlet reported on Wednesday.
The intelligence-sharing agreement allows the Pentagon and US intel agencies to help Kyiv target oil refineries, pipelines and other infrastructure that provide the Kremlin with revenues and resources needed to sustain its bloody war against Ukraine, WSJ said.
American officials have asked NATO allies to provide Kiev with similar support, according to sources. The US is also considering the possibility to send Tomahawk cruise missiles and Barracuda munitions to Ukraine, though a decision on their delivery has not yet been made. Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said on Wednesday that Moscow will find a response if the US decides to supply the Kiev government with Tomahawk cruise missiles, TASS reported.
According to the New York Post, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Trump during a closed-door meeting last week to sell Kyiv Tomahawk missiles. Tomahawk missiles have a range of up to 1500 miles (around 2414 km), putting even Moscow easily within Ukraine’s reach.
Drones endangering safety at Chernobyl
Russian attacks have raised concerns about the safety of Ukraine’s nuclear facilities after a drone knocked out power for over three hours at the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster and as Europe’s biggest atomic power plant remains disconnected from the grid. Neither Chernobyl nor the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is working, but they require a constant power supply to run crucial cooling systems for spent fuel rods to avert a nuclear incident.
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