The former Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces and the current Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK Valery Zaluzhny confirmed the information about the creation of a secret headquarters in Visbaden, Germany in 2022. According to him, the headquarters was a key element in planning the operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine together with American partners. , the New York Times reported about the existence of the staff .
On his Facebook page, Zaluzhny wrote: "The headquarters in Visbaden really became our secret weapons with partners in planning operations and forming needs for their implementation."
From logistics to strategies
, this headquarters was part of the Center for Coordination of Military Assistance to Ukraine. It was placed in the headquarters of the US European Command in Stuttgart. Subsequently, due to the growth of needs and complexity of hostilities, a full operational headquarters in Visbaden were created on the basis of this logistics center.
The main function of the staff was the planning of combat operations, military games, as well as the analysis of the needs of the Armed Forces in service and equipment for specific operations. All developments were transferred to the US and the capitals of European countries.
The critical summer of 2022,
Zaluzhny emphasized that the creation of the headquarters became especially relevant in the summer of 2022, when Western partners were questioned by the feasibility of providing certain types of weapons. It was then that there was a need for a clear substantiation of Ukrainian requests, which he provided the headquarters in Visbaden.
The intelligence work collaboratively
reports the New York Times , every day American and Ukrainian officers set goals for the defeat. It was about units of the Russian army, equipment or infrastructure. American and European scouts analyzed satellite images, radio radiation and intercepted messages. The data obtained were transmitted to the Ukrainian side through a unit called Task Force Dragon.
Zaluzhny: It was a wonderful mechanism
Ambassador of Ukraine called the headquarters a "excellent mechanism of interaction with our partners" and thanked everyone who participated in this work. According to him, it is thanks to such coordination that it was possible to respond promptly to changes at the front and to receive critical assistance.
