Leak of Classified US Documents , Represents 'Significant Breach of Intelligence'.
'The Independent' reports that the Biden
administration has opened an investigation
into a leak of classified documents.
'The Independent' reports that the Biden
administration has opened an investigation
into a leak of classified documents.
According to senior officials, those documents include
secret U.S. and NATO plans to support the Ukrainian military
ahead of a spring counteroffensive against Russia.
According to senior officials, those documents include
secret U.S. and NATO plans to support the Ukrainian military
ahead of a spring counteroffensive against Russia.
We are aware of the reports
of social media posts, and the
department is reviewing the matter, Sabrina Singh, Pentagon deputy press secretary, via 'The Independent'.
'The Independent' reports that the documents
detail aspects of a plan to retake territory claimed
by Russia since the invasion began last year.
While the documents do not reportedly show specific
battle plans, they represent a significant breach of U.S. intelligence
because they offer details not publicly shared by the Pentagon.
While the documents do not reportedly show specific
battle plans, they represent a significant breach of U.S. intelligence
because they offer details not publicly shared by the Pentagon.
The documents reportedly include details about the use of
high mobility artillery rocket systems, or HIMARS, which
play an integral role in Ukraine's military capabilities.
The documents reportedly include details about the use of
high mobility artillery rocket systems, or HIMARS, which
play an integral role in Ukraine's military capabilities.
According to military analysts, some parts of
the documents leaked on Twitter and Telegram
have been modified from their original format.
Those changes include minimizing the number
of Ukrainians killed in the war, while
greatly underestimating Russian losses.
One of the leaked documents suggests that Russia
has lost between 16,000 and 17,500 soldiers,
compared to 71,500 losses for Ukraine.
'The Independent' reports that the Pentagon previously
estimated 200,000 Russian soldiers have been killed
and injured, compared to 100,000 casualties for Ukraine