Among the documents that have been leaked on the internet are reports on Israel’s intelligence service Mossad and the Ukrainian air force. Both Western experts and American service personnel believe that it is an American actor who is behind the leak, and not someone from an allied country. – The focus now is on this being an American leak, as many of the documents were only in American hands, says Michael Mulroy to Reuters. Mulroy was previously high up in the US Department of Defense, the Pentagon. Sources in the US civil service emphasize to Reuters that the investigation is still in an initial phase. They have not denied that pro-Russian actors are behind the leak. It is considered one of the most serious breaches of security since more than 700,000 documents, videos and diplomatic communications appeared on WikiLeaks’ website in 2013. Appear on online forums Reuters has gone through over 50 of the documents that first appeared on the communication platform Discord and the online forum 4Chan. They are labeled as secret or very secret. Some of the documents were published several weeks ago, but were not known until the New York Times mentioned the matter on Friday. Reuters has not verified the document. Some of them deal with estimates of losses in the Ukraine war, which seem to understate the Russian losses. At least one document contains highly classified information, but is not classified. Some documents are marked with “NOFORN”, which means that they cannot be shared with foreigners. Two US officials told Reuters that they have not ruled out that someone could have tampered with the documents to confuse the investigators or spread disinformation that could be harmful to US interests. The Pentagon said in a statement on Sunday that it is assessing whether the document, which “appears to contain sensitive and highly classified information”, is genuine. The Ministry of Justice has started an investigation into the case. Ukrainian air defense may run out of ammunition One of the documents, which is dated 23 February and marked as secret, describes in detail how Ukraine’s S-300 air defense system will run out of ammunition by 2 May, given that consumption continues at the same rate. The New York Times writes that there is great concern that this could happen. Such information can be very useful for Russia. From the Ukrainian side, it is reported that President Volodymyr Zelenskyi met with security experts on Friday to talk about how leaks can be prevented. Spying on allies Another document is marked as top secret. It appears to be a report from the intelligence service CIA. In the document, which is dated 1 March, it is said that the Israeli Mossad called for the protests against the controversial judicial reform of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The US must have obtained the information via espionage. The Israeli e-service Mossad is said to have encouraged the protests against the government, according to the leak. Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg / AP Another document describes in detail internal discussions among high-ranking South Korean officials about the US putting pressure on South Korea to help supply Ukraine with weapons. It has also been revealed that the Americans should have spied on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. – Not surprising, but frustrating, victory is a source in Ukrainian governing powers. The Pentagon has not commented on the specific information in the document. Other theories Two anonymous service personnel tell Reuters that there is concern about the leak both in the Pentagon and the intelligence services, but emphasize that the documents are a month old and do not reveal more recent assessments. Efforts are being made to map out what kind of motivation may lie behind the leaks, whether it has been an American official or a group. The investigators will work with four or five theories, ranging from a disgruntled employee being behind it, to a threat from the inside that wants to work against the US’s security interests. Reveals intelligence CNN writes that the revelations show how deeply American intelligence has penetrated the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Wagner group. it also shows that the Americans not only spy on enemies, but also on friends. This causes many to fear that the leaks not only endanger the lives of agents, but that they may also endanger relations with friendly countries. In 2021, it was revealed that American intelligence must have secretly spied on Norwegian, Swedish, German and French politicians via Danish internet cables in collaboration with the Danish e-tenesta. Has tightened The leak has already led to the flow of such intelligence information being tightened into the US Ministry of Defence, writes CNN. Normally, such daily intelligence reports are available to several hundred employees across the government apparatus. Now the list of who receives them will be scrutinized, and probably tightened. At the same time, the potential damage from the leak is mapped in the countries concerned.
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