In mid-January, US intelligence handed over to the top leadership of Ukraine the detailed plans of the Russian Federation for an attack on Kyiv, – writes April 2 American edition of The Wall Street Journal. According to the authors of the article, this could play a key role in deterring the attack on the capital in the first days of the war.
The publication reports that during a secret visit to Kyiv in mid-January 2022, intelligence chief William Burns met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and briefed him on the plans for the Russian military operation.
Allegedly, American intelligence already knew about Russia’s intentions to seize the airport in Gostomel near Kiev. Why the capture of the airport by Russian forces was successful – the publication does not explain.