Ukraine military plans amended following US intel docs leak: CNN
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A source says Ukrainian officials were not surprised by the fact that the US has been spying on them, however, they were quite concerned with the leak itself.
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A detailed map of Ukraine that was revealed as part of the first batch of leaks of confidential documents from the US Pentagon on April 7, 2023 (Social media)
Ukraine was forced to change some military plans following the leak of US classified documents that exposed some of the strategies laid down by the Ukranian military, American broadcaster CNN reported on Monda, citing sources.
Last week, confidential documents were leaked online on platforms such as Discord, Telegram, and Twitter, with US national security secrets concerning China, Ukraine, and the Middle East - including sensitive intelligence reports, Ukraine war plans, and information on allies that the US obtained through spying on them.
According to New York Times, the breached documents detailed US and NATO plans for Ukraine's spring offensive against Russia. They also contained detailed information regarding weaponry, battalion strengths, and other sensitive data.
The Ukrainian army has already altered some field plans, a source close to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy told the news channel without expanding on the details.
The source added that Kiev was not surprised when it was revealed that the United States has been spying on Ukraine, however, there was concern that the leakage even happened.
Classified documents leaked caused a reaction from the Pentagon. The #US admin is trying to persuade Twitter & Instagram to delete these documents relating to the #US plans in #Ukraine, deployment of forces, casualties of belligerents, supply of weapons & more v @Spriter99880 pic.twitter.com/JD6UMfNLrc
— Elijah J. Magnier 🇪🇺 (@ejmalrai) April 7, 2023
The Pentagon said on Sunday the US is examining the implications of an apparent leak of a number of highly classified information on national security.
While senior US officials claimed that the documents were tampered with before being published, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said the documents "appear to contain sensitive and highly classified material."
"An interagency effort has been stood up, focused on assessing the impact these photographed documents could have on US national security and on our allies and partners," Singh added.
