Intercept of Russian intelligence shows Beijing wanted to disguise lethal aid as civilian items, says report
China approved the provision of lethal aid to Russia for its war inA top-secret intelligence summary dated 23 February states that Beijing had approved the incremental provision of weapons to Moscow, which it would disguise as civilian items,The intelligence was gathered by US agents eavesdropping on Russia’s secret service discussions, the newspaper reported. The Russians said China’s central military commission wanted the shipments to remain secret, it added.
The files were part of a large batch of leaked classified documents that appeared on the online platform Discord last month. On Friday, Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old accused of leaking the documents,in Boston. US officials have said that the documents are authentic and contain highly sensitive information, although some appear to have been doctored.
According to the leaked documents, Russia’s special forces have been gutted by the war in Ukraine. The Washington Post cited an intelligence report stating that one elite unit, the 346th Spetsnaz Brigade has only 125 troops remaining out of 900 deployed. It was not clear when that assessment was made, but it matches analysts’ assessments of Russia’s difficulties in Ukraine.
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