US intelligence has helped Ukraine's defenders aim at the "Moscow" cruiser, reported Insider, citing a statement by a US official for NBC. This information was also confirmed by The Washington Post and the Associated Press.
According to an NBC's anonymous source, the Ukrainian military has submitted a request to the United States regarding the ship located south of Odesa in the Black Sea. The states have confirmed that this ship is a cruiser "Moscow" and helped determine its exact location.
On 14 April, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the ship with Neptune missiles made in Ukraine, after which Moscow sank. The number of dead crew is still unknown, as the russians are hiding data on losses. Moscow's official version of the loss is a "fire on board."
A media source also said that the Americans allegedly did not know that the ship was being prepared for a strike.
The White House and the State Department do not comment on this.
Update. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said that US intelligence did not provide Ukraine with intelligence on the whereabouts of Moscow's flagship or on russia's military generals, reported by The Week.
"The United States provides intelligence from the battlefield to help Ukrainians defend their country, but we do not provide intelligence about the location of top military leaders on the battlefield and do not participate in decisions about Ukrainian military targets," - he said.
Kirby noted that Ukrainian intelligence has more data than American intelligence.
"Frankly, Ukrainians have much more information than we do, combining information provided by other partners and us with intelligence that they gather on the battlefield. Then, they make their own decisions and take their own actions," - said Kirby.
He also added that the United States provides Ukraine with helpful and timely intelligence that "allows them to make decisions to better protect themselves from russian invasion."
The New York Times reported yesterday, citing sources, that the United States provided Ukraine with intelligence that helped track down and destroy some russian generals during the war. Asked about intelligence provided to Ukrainians, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the US Department of Defense would not say so. But he acknowledged that "the United States is providing Ukraine with information and intelligence that they can use to defend themselves."