Classified Pentagon documents leaked on social media show how far the US has penetrated Russian intelligence services and its ability to warn Ukraine about Moscow’s plans and the strength of its war machine, it reveals Saturday The New York Times.
Documents, late February and early Marchbut found on social networks in recent days, they talk about a Russian army exhausted in the war that it waged a year ago against Ukraine and a military apparatus that is deeply compromised.
But those documents also show that the United States appears to be spying on the Ukraine’s top military and politicalto have a clear vision of the fighting strategies of that country.
This week the New York Times reported the leak of classified documents on social networks, (What the FBI is investigating) detailing US and NATO plans to bolster Ukraine’s offensive in the war against Russia.
The documents contained tables of future arms deliveriesdata on troop and battalion strengths, as well as military plans.
The Pentagon said then that it is “analyzing” the publication of these documents on Twitter and Telegramwhich was joined on Friday by the messaging website 4chan, with information on Ukraine, the Middle East and China.
The documents reviewed by the Times lay bare the US assessment of the Ukrainian military, which is also in a desperate situationalso indicates the note.
According to the newspaper, US officials have noted that while the documents offer clues about US methods for gathering information on the russian plansThey don’t yet know if any of their information sources will be cut off as a result of the leak.
It also ensures that the publication of documents complicated relations with allied countries and raised questions about the United States’ ability to keep its secrets.
The leak could also affect diplomatic relations in other ways because these documents make it clear that the United States is not only spying on Russia, but also to their alliesadds the diary.
A senior US official told the newspaper that the Pentagon had instituted procedures in recent days to “block” the distribution of highly confidential information documents.