CNN: US intelligence helped Ukraine attack Russian warship

When Ukraine successfully targeted Russia’s prized warship last month with anti-ship cruise missiles, it had some help from the US, Report informs referring to CNN.

Ukrainian forces, having spotted the Russian warship in the Black Sea, called their American contacts for confirmation that it was in fact the Moskva, sources familiar with the events told CNN.

The US responded that it was, and provided intelligence about its location. It is not clear whether the US knew Ukraine would move to strike the ship, however, and the US was not involved in that decision, the sources said.

The ship sank after it was struck by two Ukrainian cruise missiles on April 14, dealing a huge blow to the Russian military.