CNN: During The Implementation Of The SBU Special Operation "Spider's Web" Hegseth Was Regularly Reported On Its Progress
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Ukraine demonstrated "a level of grace they had not seen before."
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been receiving regular updates on the Ukrainian SBU special operation "Spider Web" to target Russian long-range aircraft. This was reported by CNN with reference to its own sources in the Pentagon on June 2.
While implementing the SBU special operation, Hegseth was on a visit to the U.S. Joint Base Andrews, the article said.
According to the agency's interlocutors, the U.S. Defense Secretary has not yet communicated about the operation with his Ukrainian counterparts. At the same time, the journalists confirmed that the administration of US President Donald Trump was not warned in advance about Ukraine's plans to attack Russian planes.
A senior US defense official told CNN that Ukraine's attack demonstrated "a level of finesse they haven't seen before."