US intelligence warns Ukraine of impending Russian strikes. The Armed Forces of Ukraine change the location of air defense and aviation, after which the Russian Federation literally bombs empty fields, NBC News reports, citing sources..

It is noted that the data was transmitted to the Ukrainian military almost in real time.. These were satellite images, places where certain types of units of the Russian army operate..

After such information, the Armed Forces of Ukraine changed the locations of air defense and aviation assets in order to protect them from shelling. The data helped Ukraine shoot down a Russian transport plane with hundreds of Russian military in the first days of the war and disrupt the assault on the airfield in Gostomel, Kyiv region. After that, Russia was unable to transfer additional forces to Kyiv..

The publication claims that US intelligence data provides, among other things, the security of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom Russia is trying to kill.. NBC News sources among former and current officials say the CIA is using significant resources to gather information to protect him, and is also consulting with the Ukrainian side to better move the president..

Ukraine changes air defense and aviation locations almost daily thanks to data from the United States. This is one of the reasons why Russia failed to establish air supremacy..