Ukraine’s Defense Ministry reacts to secret US document leak

This is reported by Radio Svoboda.

According to Hanna Maliar, if military operations are planned in Ukraine, only a select few individuals are privy to the planning of such special operations, thereby minimizing the risk of leaks. “The risk exists, we can’t deny it (as there are technical means of obtaining information), but such incidents have not occurred from our side. However, if the issue is known to a larger number of people, security measures are implemented, but the risk of a leak always remains,” she said. 

Maliar cited the examples of the Armed Forces' actions during the de-occupation of the Kharkiv and Kyiv regions.

“No one discussed it beforehand, and the soldiers quietly carried out their tasks,” she added. 

• On April 6, The New York Times wrote about the leak of classified documents detailing US and NATO plans to build up the Ukrainian army before a planned counteroffensive. The Pentagon launched an investigation.

• Almost immediately, a new batch of secret documents appeared on social networks, which reveal American national security secrets regarding Ukraine, the Middle East, and China.

• Already on April 8, Ukrainian intelligence reported that the so-called classified military documents about offensive plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are actually a forgery and a special operation of the Russian services. Russia could forge documents to disrupt Western aid to Ukraine.

• April 10 Ukraine's Presidential Administration says the leaked Pentagon files do not contain data on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' counteroffensive, while Austin says they are still assessing the extent of the leak.