The Spy War: How the C.I.A. Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin

[BootinUp]

Nestled in a dense forest, the Ukrainian military base appears abandoned and destroyed, its command center a burned-out husk, a casualty of a Russian missile barrage early in the war.

But that is above ground.

Not far away, a discreet passageway descends to a subterranean bunker where teams of Ukrainian soldiers track Russian spy satellites and eavesdrop on conversations between Russian commanders. On one screen, a red line followed the route of an explosive drone threading through Russian air defenses from a point in central Ukraine to a target in the Russian city of Rostov.

The underground bunker, built to replace the destroyed command center in the months after Russia’s invasion, is a secret nerve center of Ukraine’s military.

There is also one more secret: The base is almost fully financed, and partly equipped, by the C.I.A.

Gift Link New York Times

[Wonder Why]

1. So much for it being a secret way to help the Ukranians.

[BootinUp]

2. This is being put out to support the call for more aid from congress. nt

[Wonder Why]

3. That was not intended as any criticism of you. Thanks for gifting it to us. But it makes me laugh when

our media call something secret as they make sure it is widely published, no matter what the topic.

Reminds me of the SNL comedy episode during the first Gulf War where they had reporters interviewing General Schwarzkopf in the skit. One "reporter" asked him, after his presentation as I remember it, about how Saddam could defeat the American plans.

[BootinUp]

4. I understand. I think we can also say that

this story would not be out except for the groupies of Putin.