"True Autant": Ukraine planned strokes on military Russian military in Syria - WP (photo)

About it writes the edition of The Washington Post with reference to the documents of the Pentagon that has leaked into the network. The publication states that in this way in Kiev intended to force the Russian Federation to pull some of their resources back to Syria. According to the analyst of the Century International Aron Lunda, attacks on the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Syria could "raise the level of threat so that the Russians will need to cause reinforcement.

" According to journalists, the Pentagon documents as of January 23 outlined a detailed campaign plan, but in December, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky decided to suspend this initiative. The documents mentioned states that the management of Syrian democratic forces (SDF) has made a ban on the shelling of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces in Kurdish districts.

"Documents about our forces you are talking about are false; our forces have never participated in the Russian-Ukrainian war," the SDF representative's journalists Quit Farhad Shami quoted. The head of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov refused to comment. The media claim that the Turkish authorities were informed of the intention of Ukraine and "sought to avoid a possible blow in response.

" Ankara was reported that Kiev has not attacked Kyiv from the northern and northwestern areas held by rebel groups supported by Turkey. The authors of the article point out that Turkey opposes SDF and tries to eliminate their military potential and leadership in the region. The Foreign Ministry and the Turkish Embassy in the United States did not respond to journalists' requests. According to Aron Lund's analyst, Kyiv's plans were a "high risk project" for Syrian Democratic Forces.

"For SDF, agree to something like this is a real adventure," Lund said. According to the drawn documents of the Pentagon, in November, Ukrainian intelligence officers found some obstacles to the planned operation in Syria. It was about "problems with the Internal Border Control and the creation of an operational base.

" Among the possible reasons why Zelensky could make the decision to curtail plans, the documents mention the pressure on the US side, insufficient amount of UAVs, and doubts about the success of the operation. The leaked files also say that the plan "provides denial" for Ukraine, as it can attack those positions of Russians who have previously experienced rebel attacks, but Kiev is unlikely Support of the US and Turkey.

It should be reminded that on April 7, Ukraine began the procedure for imposing sanctions against Syria in connection with the participation of Syrian courts in illegal export of grain from the occupied territories of Ukraine, the supply of weapons of the Russian Federation and the recognition of the so -called "DPR" and "LNR". We also wrote that on March 24, the American Green Willow base, located in northeast of Syria, has been shelling.