Had access to secret data: in the USA military collected confidential information for Russia about Abrams tanks

The details were told in CNN with reference to the US Department of Justice. On the Internet, Lee stated that Americans were allegedly "dissatisfied" with his attempts to expose their "weaknesses" and announced that he was ready even "voluntarily assisting the Russian Federation" in any way. Prosecutors said that at the end of July, the US military had delivered what seemed part of the tank equipment in El Paso Texas.

After that, Lee sent a short message to the Russian intelligence officer stating that the mission was fulfilled. Information about the American Abrams tank, which he has collected for the Russians, can be useful to them in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war. The fact is that the United States has already provided a version of this tank as a military assistance to Ukraine in CNN in April 2023.

Roman Rozhavsky, Assistant Director of the FBI Counterintelligence Department, informed in a comment to the publication that Lee considered his actions to work on Russian intelligence, as he hoped to obtain citizenship of the Russian Federation. It had to happen as an exchange: Lee had to provide the necessary secret data on the tank, and instead the special service was promised by the Russian passport. Brigade General Shan F.

Schrychong, an officer of the US Army Counterintelligence Command, responded to the incident. According to him, it is a "anxious reminder of a serious threat" that the US army faced. It is worth noting that on August 6, US President Donald Trump also stated that Russia is an "exceptional threat" for America, in particular for its national security and foreign policy.