Leaked audio reveals German support to Ukraine in deliberate Crimean Bridge assault

Iran Press TV

Sunday, 03 March 2024 11:14 AM

Leaked audio obtained by Russia has revealed that German officers mentioned plans to ship missiles to Ukraine to take out the important thing Crimean Bridge amid a long-running struggle between Kiev and Moscow.

The 38-minute audio dated February 19 was launched by Russia’s RT information channel, containing a dialog between 4 officers of the German air pressure, together with its commander, Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz.

The army officers had been discussing the operational and concentrating on particulars of Taurus long-range missiles that Germany was contemplating sending to Ukraine for an assault on the strategic bridge, which can be referred to as Kerch Bridge and hyperlinks Russia to the Crimean Peninsula.

"I’ve come to the conclusion that there are two fascinating targets—the [Crimean] bridge to the east and the ammunition depots, that are greater up. The bridge is tough to succeed in, it is a comparatively small goal, however the Taurus can do it, and it might additionally strike the ammunition depots," stated one of many German officers within the audio.

During the leaked dialog, the officers exchanged their views on the matter as if the supply of Taurus missiles to Ukraine had already been agreed upon.

They additionally spoke about sustaining believable deniability within the occasion of the bridge assault and avoiding Berlin to be dragged into the struggle between Kiev and Moscow.

Apart from the usage of Taurus missiles, the German officers additionally talked about the presence of international army personnel in Ukraine, deployed to assist Kiev function Western-supplied weapons.

US-led Western nations have provided big shipments of weaponry to Kiev since Moscow launched the particular army operation within the former-Soviet republic in February 2022.

Moscow has repeatedly warned the West that flooding Ukraine with weapons and munitions will solely extend the struggle, and won’t cease the Russian troops from reaching their army aims.

Leaked Crimean Bridge assault audio ‘actual’: Berlin

A German Defense Ministry spokeswoman instructed state broadcaster ARD on Saturday that the leaked discussions between German army officers about aiding Kiev in a possible assault on the Crimean Bridge are real.

"According to our evaluation, a dialog within the Air Force was intercepted," the ministry’s spokeswoman stated, including that the German officers had been unable to find out whether or not any adjustments had been made to the transcript or the recording itself.

The German media additionally reported that the audio clip seemed to be genuine, with Germany’s DPA information company saying the officers had been speaking utilizing the Webex on-line calling, messaging and convention platform.

Germany’s Der Spiegel reported that "in accordance with an preliminary evaluation, Artificial-Intelligence supported counterfeiting is basically dominated out."

The German day by day Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung claimed on Sunday, citing sources, that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stays against sending Taurus missiles to Kiev, warning it may additional escalate the battle.