The Ministry of Defense of Germany confirmed the leak of the conversation of the Bundeswehr military regarding the possibility of using Taurus long-range missiles in Ukraine, in particular, for strikes on the Crimean bridge illegally built by Russia.
What is known about the reaction in Germany to the leak of the conversation about the use of Taurus in Ukraine
Representatives of the German Ministry of Defense noted that the audio recording published by Russia is currently being checked.
According to our assessment, the Air Force conversation was intercepted. At the moment, we cannot say with certainty whether changes have been made to the audio or the written version that is being shared on social networks, said the spokeswoman of the German Ministry of Defense.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that this event will be quickly investigated.
And the German Federal Office of Military Counterintelligence has begun an investigation into the possible interception by the Russian side of the conversations of German officers.
Meanwhile, the head of the Bundestag defense committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, noted that Russian special services are involved in listening to the conversations of German officers.
According to her, espionage is part of the Russian toolkit of hybrid warfare.
The fact that conversations are intercepted is not surprising. It was only a matter of time before it became public, the politician emphasized.
She called on the German government to give a clear response to this incident.
In her opinion, Russia wants to prevent Chancellor Olaf Scholz from giving the green light to the supply of Taurus missiles to Ukraine.
We urgently need to strengthen our security and counter-intelligence because we are obviously vulnerable in this area, - says Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann.
What is known about the incident with the leak of information regarding the conversation of the German military about the use of Taurus in Ukraine
Yesterday, Russian propagandist Margarita Simonyan published an audio recording in which senior officers of the German Air Force allegedly discuss the theoretical possibilities of Ukraine's use of German Taurus cruise missiles.
In particular, the audio recording discussed the possibility of Taurus missiles hitting the so-called Crimean Bridge.
