DOD investigating leaked documents regarding classified Ukraine war plans

Apr 07, 2023

By Shannon Longworth (Reporter), Ben Burke (Producer)

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The Pentagon is investigating the leak of classified documents on the war in Ukraine to social media. The leaked documents, which appeared on Telegram and Twitter, detailed secret American and NATO plans to build up the Ukrainian military for an upcoming offensive against Russian troops.

The leaked documents include charts of anticipated weapons deliveries, troop and battalion strengths, as well as other plans.

Military analysts who have examined the documents claim that they have been partially modified to overstate Ukrainian deaths and understate Russian deaths, pointing to a possible disinformation effort from Russia. However, analysts say some parts of the documents are authentic.

The Ukraine offensive is expected to commence within the next month, following Russia’s recent offensive, which has struggled to gain ground in eastern Ukraine. Western analysts are currently debating whether the Russian military is capable of resisting a Ukrainian attack or mounting its own.

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SHANNON LONGWORTH: THE PENTAGON IS INVESTIGATING HOW CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE LEAKED TO SOCIAL MEDIA.

THE DOCUMENTS — WHICH APPEARED ON TELEGRAM AND TWITTER — DETAIL SECRET AMERICAN AND NATO PLANS FOR BUILDING UP THE UKRAINIAN MILITARY AHEAD OF A PLANNED OFFENSIVE AGAINST RUSSIAN TROOPS.

THE DOCUMENTS INCLUDE CHARTS OF ANTICIPATED WEAPONS DELIVERIES — TROOP AND BATTALION STRENGTHS — AS WELL AS OTHER PLANS.

MILITARY ANALYSTS WHO HAVE ANALYZED THE DOCUMENTS SAY THEY APPEAR TO BE MODIFIED TO OVERSTATE THE NUMBER OF UKRAINIAN DEATHS AND UNDERSTATE THE NUMBER OF RUSSIAN DEATHS.

THE ANALYSTS SAY THIS COULD POINT TO DISINFORMATION EFFORT FROM RUSSIA.

HOWEVER — THEY ALSO NOTED OTHER PARTS OF THE DOCUMENTS APPEAR TO BE AUTHENTIC.

THE UKRAINE OFFENSIVE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.

IT WOULD FOLLOW RUSSIA’S OWN RECENT OFFENSIVE — WHICH HAS STRUGGLED TO MAKE GAINS IN EASTERN UKRAINE.

WESTERN ANALYSTS ARE CURRENTLY DEBATING WHETHER THE RUSSIAN MILITARY IS EVEN CAPABLE OF RESISTING A UKRAINIAN ATTACK OR MOUNTING THEIR OWN.