Secret military documents with US and NATO plans to increase aid to the Ukrainian military leaked on Twitter and Telegram. In Ukraine, the leak was called Russian disinformation, and in Moscow they said they had no doubts about US and NATO involvement in the conflict.
Russian President’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has commented on the leak of secret Pentagon data on military assistance to Ukraine.
“We don’t even have the slightest doubt about the direct or indirect involvement of the United States and NATO in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. We follow this process. Of course, it complicates the whole story, but it won’t affect the outcome of the special operation,” he said.
Kiev’s position Express Advisor to the Chief of Staff of Ukrainian President Mykhailo Podolyak. In a tweet, he said Russian intelligence was “degraded” and called the leak “photoshop and fake virtual leaks.” In his telegram chain, the adviser to the head of the OP expressed himself more expanded. He said the Russian side is trying to “play destabilization, information and psychological influence on decision makers”.
“Russia is looking for a way to intercept the information initiative, to try to influence the scenario plans for Ukraine’s counter-offensive. Introduce doubts, compromise previous ideas, scare with your “conscience “. But these are just standard elements of the Russian intelligence operational game – and nothing more. It has nothing to do with Ukraine’s real plans,” he stressed.
Podolyak also said that the published data “is based on statistical analysis of deliveries, possible operational and tactical plans, as well as a large amount of fictitious information”. If Russia really got the plans from the Ukrainian General Staff, it would not make them public, because “it is much more profitable to prepare your own counter-traps, while leaving the other side in the dark about its own knowledge”.
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The Pentagon has already launched an investigation into the leak. Washington said they were working to remove the information, but so far that has not been done.
“We are aware of the social media posts and the department is looking into the matter,” Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said.
According to the New York Times, there is no specific information about Kiev’s impending offensive in the leaked documents, and the parties’ casualty estimates are skewed: Ukrainian casualties are overstated, while Russians are understated. . However, according to the publication, the leak could still contain valuable information for the Russian side. For example, there is an expense level for HIMARS that was not previously disclosed.
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