According to the Centre estimated, Hyped-up scandals surrounding the alleged misuse of weapons obtained from Western partners in Ukraine have recently appeared not only in Russian propaganda, but also in the Western information field.
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The accusations against Ukraine are absolutely groundless, but at the same time very dangerous. They can really influence the audiences of the countries whose help is so necessary.
The Centre for Strategic Communication and Information Security cites ten arguments why weapons in Ukraine are truly under reliable control and are properly used, and all alarmist messages are harmful and groundless.
- There is reliable information about the use of weapons and military equipment provided to Ukraine — it is available to the responsible government structures of Ukraine and partner states.
- The organization of logistics of military aid to Ukraine, communication between the militaries of partner countries, and monitoring are handled by the Control Centre based at the European Command of the US Armed Forces (EUCOM Control Center of Ukraine, ECCU), located in Stuttgart. The Centre, established following a meeting of defence ministers of 42 countries in Rammstein, hosts representatives of Ukraine and 15 donor states.
- Representatives of all partner countries have been officially invited to Ukraine to monitor the use of weapons. A convenient format of cooperation is coordinated with every partner.
- The leading partners have appointed designated officials responsible for the control of the use of weapons. In August, Garrick M. Harmon, an attaché for army and defence issues, started working at the US Embassy in Kyiv. He is also responsible for monitoring the use of military aid. On the day of his arrival in Kyiv, he held a meeting with Defence Minister of Ukraine Oleksii Rieznikov. Before his Ukraine assignment, Brigadier General Harmon led the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC), the agency responsible for international military assistance and arms delivery programs.
- Ukraine is introducing a three-level accounting system for weapons supply and control. With the help of the NATO military logistics management system LOGFAS, Ukraine will account for weapons, equipment and other military items the same way that the US does it. The Ukrainian system of military equipment accounting and logistics Korovai and the specialized module of the information and analytical system of the NSDC SOTA enable the donors to keep track of the current status of the weapons provided by them.
- A temporary special commission was created in the Parliament of Ukraine to monitor the receipt and further use of the received weapons.
- Information that can be used by the enemy to the detriment of Ukraine’s defence is a state secret. This applies to certain aspects of information about the scope, location, and use of Western weapons. Such sensitive information will not be shared with the media or any public organizations, even international ones.
- At the request of the partner countries, not all information is disclosed. Some partners, guided by their own national interests, insist that the Ukrainian side does not announce the amount and nomenclature of the aid they have provided to Kyiv.
- The White House, the US Department of Defence, and the governments of European countries that supply Ukraine with weapons did not voice public claims against Ukraine and did not express doubts about its use of weapons. Ukraine’s partners have repeatedly confirmed their full confidence in Ukraine regarding military supplies.
- The Ukrainian military has proven its ability to effectively use modern Western weapons. Accurate HIMARS hits on the Antonivskyi Bridge and other examples proved the formula of this war to be effective: Ukrainian skills and bravery plus Western weapons equal Ukraine’s wins.
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