technology<\/a> that we have, a sense of what happened? Were drones launched? Did the Russians use anti-aircraft defenses to bring them down? What was the target?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\u201cI think within the next 24 hours we\u2019ll get an indication of what they\u2019ve [administration] untangled from the data they looked at.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed that defense leaders had seen the press reporting \u201cbut have nothing to provide at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the verdict is still out,\u201d said Mick Mulroy, a former deputy assistant defense secretary, who is now a national security analyst with ABC.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But he said he was confident that U.S. intelligence agencies would figure it out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey can always go back and look at satellite imagery, even signals collection, when it comes to people talking about watching something like this, whether it was a false flag type of thing, or whether it was the actual attack by Ukraine,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mulroy noted a couple of initial observations that supported suspicions of Russia\u2019s involvement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Turkish drones commonly used by Ukraine\u00a0can only travel<\/a> about 150 miles.\u00a0<\/p>\n\u201cNo matter where you\u2019re shooting it from in Ukraine, you would have to go at least 300 miles,\u201d he said, adding that the possibility of a Ukrainian operation inside Russia was unlikely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And the video of the attack that quickly circulated shows someone wanted the attack to be seen widely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCould somebody be up for some reason or another filming the Kremlin at 2 a.m. from their house?\u201d he said. \u201cI guess.\u201d<\/p>\n
Al Weaver contributed to this story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\nCopyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n
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