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(Dan Tri) – A German air force commander was accused of revealing Britain’s secret military operations in Ukraine after discussing this sensitive issue on the phone.
British soldiers rehearse in Poland (Illustration: Getty).
The Times newspaper reported on March 3 that a phone call between the Chief of Staff of the German Air Force, Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, and high-ranking German officers was eavesdropped by Russian spies because they used wireless phone lines.
The conversation included confirmation that British troops are deployed in Ukraine and key details about the delivery of British Storm Shadow missiles to the country.
German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz confirmed the recording released by Russian state television was authentic and described the security breach as `very serious`.
This information leak could affect British and French arms transfers to Ukraine and hinder Kiev’s use of vital cruise missiles in its conflict with Russia.
Russia intercepted a 38-minute call between Mr. Gerhartz and three senior German officers on February 19 after they used standard video conferencing software instead of encrypted lines to discuss issues.
Editor-in-chief of Russia’s RT channel, Margarita Simonyan, released this recording over the weekend.
According to the recording, the head of the German Air Force said: `If asked about the method of handing over (missiles to Ukraine), I know how the British side does this. They always transport them on vehicles.`
Mr. Gerhartz added that Britain has equipped Ukrainian aircraft with Storm Shadows and could help transfer Taurus missiles (made in Germany) to Ukraine.
According to the head of the German Air Force, the country is considering transferring 100 of the 600 long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine in two batches.
`That’s why we don’t want to send them all. Don’t send all the missiles in one batch. First, we can transfer 50 missiles, then give them another 50 missiles. Here
He added: `I have information from France and England that they did the same with the Storm Shadow and Scalp missiles.`
Taurus is a long-range cruise missile for aircraft jointly produced by Germany and Sweden.
In some respects, the Taurus is similar to the Storm Shadow missile that Britain supplied to Ukraine, but the British missile has a more limited range.
German missiles can hit both individual targets such as tanks, artillery, radars, command posts, rocket launchers and larger targets such as military convoys, command headquarters groups, and military bases.
Ukraine has long asked Germany to provide aid for this type of missile, but until now Berlin has hesitated.
Germany accuses Russia of sparking an `information war`
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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (Photo: Bloomberg).
The German Ministry of Defense over the weekend confirmed that a secret discussion between senior officials of the country’s military about the conflict in Ukraine was leaked to the Russian press.
According to our assessment, a discussion within the Air Force was wiretapped.
German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz called this `a very serious matter` and vowed to investigate thoroughly and quickly.
On the other hand, German officials believe that Russia intentionally leaked the recording to pressure Berlin to eventually give up its intention to supply Taurus to Ukraine.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius accused Moscow of waging `an information war` to cause internal division.
`The incident is more than simply intercepting and publishing a conversation… It is part of the information war that Russia is waging. It is a disinformation attack aimed at dividing and weakening
As for Russia, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country asked Germany to provide an explanation about the recording.
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that the recording shows that Germany is preparing for a war with Russia.
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, relations between Russia and Germany and France have fallen to an unprecedented low since the conflict in Ukraine broke out.