The Pentagon denied that it gave intelligence that helped sink the Moskva.
US officials told NBC News that the US gave Ukraine intel that helped it sink the flagship vessel of Russia's Black Sea fleet.
The officials told the outlet that the US confirmed the location of the Moskva, which led to the Ukrainians attacking it.
The New York Times was told that the US intelligence played a part in the sinking of the ship.
The Pentagon said it did not send specific targeting information about the ship to Ukraine, and that it was not aware that the ship was going to be destroyed.
CNN reported that Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said in a statement that they did not give Ukraine specific targeting information for the Moskva.
We were not involved in the decision to strike the ship. We had no idea that Ukraine was going to target the ship.
The officials told NBC News that the US was not aware that Ukraine was going to target the ship, and that the US did not help them with the decision. They said that the US gives Ukraine information to protect it from Russian ships.
The Moskva was sunk by anti-ship missiles by Ukraine on April 14. Russia said that the ship was brought down by the explosion of its weapons.
Families of crew members said last month that they had been left in the dark about how many people had been killed in the attack.
Kirby denied a New York Times report that US intelligence was helping the Ukrainians target top Russian generals.
He said that they don't provide intelligence on the location of senior military leaders.
All Rights Reserved © 2024
