AFU servicemen. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 25 A secret network of spies and commandos (special forces) of the United States and its allies is helping Ukraine, including by providing intelligence, while dozens of commandos from a number of NATO countries are working, including on Ukrainian territory, The New York Times reported, citing sources. According to the newspaper, which cites U.S. and European officials, Ukrainian troops depend on assistance from the U.S. and its allies, including a «hidden network of commandos and spies» that provide weapons and intelligence, as well as conduct training. It is noted that most of this work is carried out outside Ukraine, for example, at bases in Germany, France and the UK. At the same time, several CIA employees work in the country itself, although US President Joe Biden assured that Washington would not send troops to Ukraine. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. » />American lieutenant colonel announced the defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbass
