{"id":1911897,"date":"2023-04-08T14:41:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-08T18:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-department-investigating-leak-of-top-secret-ukraine-war-plans\/"},"modified":"2023-04-08T14:46:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-08T18:46:35","slug":"justice-department-investigating-leak-of-top-secret-ukraine-war-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-department-investigating-leak-of-top-secret-ukraine-war-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Department Investigating Leak of \u2018Top Secret\u2019 Ukraine War Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjustice-department-investigating-leak-of-top-secret-ukraine-war-plans%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1911897&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0408\/c460d165-70ae-48a3-90de-b1bb6cf523c3\/audio.mp3?length=3586221&#038;duration=299\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department has launched an investigation into a possible leak of secret Pentagon documents that seem to detail U.S. and NATO aid to Ukraine, as well as front-line troop and armament positions, that were shared widely on social media.<\/p>\n<p>The documents, dated between Feb. 23 and March 1 and shared on platforms like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AricToler\/status\/1644385195238227982?s=20\">Twitter<\/a> and Telegram, appear to show maps and details about deliveries of weapons.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the documents had markings classifying them as \u201cSecret\u201d and \u201cTop Secret,\u201d with some showing what looks like locations for front-line Russian and Ukrainian military units and artillery guns.<\/p>\n<p>Bellingcat analyst Aric Toler <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AricToler\/status\/1644138707216130050\">posted\u00a0on Twitter<\/a>\u00a0images suggesting that the documents may have been altered.<\/p>\n<p>In at least one case, the documents appear to have been altered to show much lower Russian troop fatality numbers than the 200,000 killed and wounded that U.S. officials have publicly estimated.<\/p>\n<p>That alteration, in particular, has led to speculation that Russia could be behind the leak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk yuUa lqtk TjIX aGjv\">\u201cAs many of these were pictures of documents, it appears that it was a deliberate leak done by someone that wished to damage the Ukraine, U.S., and NATO efforts,\u201d Mick Mulroy, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/ukraine-north-korea-and-iran-included-in-leaked-documents-\/13100123\/\">told ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk yuUa lqtk TjIX aGjv\">\u201cRussia\u2019s obvious manipulation of some facts has made it more difficult to determine what is real and what is not,\u201d said Mulroy. \u201cSomething that may help somewhat limit the damage overall ironically.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mulroy addressed the matter of the investigation into the leak, saying he expects the probe to be \u201cvery thorough in finding out how this happened and who was responsible.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>DOJ Probe<\/h2>\n<p>Ukraine has claimed that the documents are fake and part of a Russian disinformation campaign, while the Pentagon said the matter is being looked into.<\/p>\n<p>Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said in a statement Friday that the Department of Defense had made a \u201cformal referral\u201d to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to probe the apparent leak.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ said in a statement Friday that \u201cWe have been in communication with the Department of Defense related to this matter and have begun an investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5171393\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/04\/04\/id5171393-230403-D-XI929-1001-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh speaks during an on-camera press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on April 3, 2023. (U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders\/U.S. Department of Defense)<\/figure>\n<p>Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the chief of Ukraine\u2019s presidential office, said in a statement that the posts looked like a Russian disinformation operation to sow doubts about Ukraine\u2019s predicted counter-offensive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe aim of secret data \u2018leaks\u2019 is obvious: divert attention, cast doubts &#038; mutual suspicions, sow discord,\u201d he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Podolyak_M\/status\/1644620534921953280?s=20\">post on Twitter<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s an ordinary game of [Russian] secret services. To take open briefings, add fake info or certain parts of interceptions &#038; publish them on social networks legalizing the \u2018leak.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/M_Podolyak\/131\">post on Telegram<\/a>,\u00a0Podolyak said Russia was \u201clooking for any way to intercept the information initiative, to try to influence the scenario plans of Ukraine\u2019s counteroffensive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has nothing to do with Ukraine\u2019s real plans,\u201d he continued, adding that \u201cas for the real counteroffensive plans, the Russian troops will certainly be the first to get acquainted with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would assume that will happen very soon,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<h2>Counter-Offensive<\/h2>\n<p>Ukraine managed to beat back R<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Justice Department has launched an investigation into a possible leak of secret Pentagon documents that seem to detail U.S. and NATO aid to Ukraine, as well as front-line troop and armament positions, that were shared widely on social media. 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