The huge leak from the Pentagon: After it was reported that an American citizen was the suspect in the leak of the classified documents, the “New York Times” reported today (Thursday) that a new file of 27 pages was leaked online, containing evidence of the penetration of the American intelligence agencies into the Russian intelligence apparatus and evidence of internal struggles between the various security agencies in Russia . Also, the documents give evidence that in Russia they hid the true number of dead in the war, and provide details of a meeting held between the president, Vladimir PutinMinister of Defense Sergi Shvigoand the leader of “Wagner Power”, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
According to the report, the documents indicate that there was an exchange of accusations between the various security agencies in Russia, including the Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Russian Ministry of Defense, regarding the number of casualties in the war in Ukraine. It turns out that the FSB doubted the Ministry of Defense’s announcement of the number of casualties, when officials claimed that the Ministry did not count the dead and wounded among the National Guard, the private militia “Qawh and Gemar”, and forces deployed by Ramzan Kadyrovthe president of Chechnya.
Vladimir Putin (Photo: Reuters)
The document also states that “the FSB calculated the number of dead and wounded during the fighting, which reached more than 110,000.” This, after American officials previously estimated the number of losses among the Russians at about 200 thousand. The document shows that as of last February, the Russians suffered between 189,500 and 223,000 casualties and 43,000 dead. The document also claims that on the Ukrainian side, between 124,000 and 131,000 people were injured, and 17,500 were killed during the war.
The documents also provide details of the special meeting held between Putin, Shvigo and Prigozhin on February 22. This, after Putin tried to resolve the personal conflict that happened between him and the head of the Wagner Force. According to the leaked documents, “the meeting almost certainly dealt, at least in part, with the public naming of Prigozhin and the tension that arose with the Secretary of Defense.
The “Wagner” group in the war in Ukraine (Photo: Vertical)
Later, the “New York Times” reported that, according to the documents, Russia has not been able to disrupt the massive flow of weapons and equipment from Western countries to Ukraine since the beginning of the war, and that “even if the Russian army wanted to, it would not be able to change it soon.” In addition, it is written that “the course of the next six months, Russia’s economic challenges and its low conventional capabilities will further delay its efforts.”
As mentioned, earlier today, the Washington Post reported that an American citizen, who worked at a military base, is apparently a suspect in the intelligence leak that exposed a series of dramatic intelligence assessments by the US government. According to the report, that citizen is a “young and charismatic weapons enthusiast”, who revealed Highly classified documents with a group of distant acquaintances who were looking for company during the Corona epidemic.