The Pentagon is investigating what appear to be screenshots of classified US and NATO military information about Ukraine circulating on social media, a Pentagon official told CNN.
CNN has reviewed some of the images circulating on Twitter and Telegram but is unable to verify if they are authentic or have been doctored. US officials say the documents are real slides, part of a larger daily intelligence deck produced by the Pentagon about the war, but it appears the documents have been edited in some places.
The emergence of the documents, whether genuine or not, has heightened focus on when the planned Ukrainian counteroffensive will begin and what, if anything, either side knows about the other’s preparations for it. A third document is a map, listed as top secret, that shows the status of the conflict as of March 1. The map shows Russian and Ukrainian battalion locations and sizes, as well as total assessed losses on both sides. The casualty numbers on this document are what officials believe was doctored – the Russian losses are actually far higher than the “16,000-17,500 killed in action” listed on the document, officials said.
The New York Times, which first disclosed the Pentagon investigation, reported that some of the images circulating online describe intelligence that could be useful to Russia, such as how quickly the Ukrainians are expending munitions used in US-provided rocket-systems.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ukraine pushes for Western warplane 'coalition''We are in Bakhmut and the enemy does not control it,' says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, refuting claims by Russian forces that they had captured the city.
Read more »
Macron, von der Leyen to press Xi on UkraineBEIJING: The leaders of France and the European Union will seek on Thursday to make Europe's case for bringing an end to the war in Ukraine in a Beijing meeting with Xi Jinping, a close ally of Vladimir Putin.
Read more »
Ukraine’s reserves grow to 11-year high on foreign aid – central bankUkraine’s international reserves grew to an 11-year high of $31.9 billion at the start of April thanks to foreign aid, lower demand for hard currency and moderately-sized payments on government debt, the central bank said. | Reuters
Read more »
Russian girl who drew pro-Ukraine sketch handed to estranged motherA Russian girl taken away from her father after she drew a picture in support of Ukraine at school has been handed by authorities to her estranged mother, an official said.
Read more »
Ukraine launches mobile app to find children who went missing during warKyiv estimates 19,544 children have been deported to Russia during the invasion, with only 328 of them returned.
Read more »