The damage is done, but they are still looking for a way out to avoid a bigger blow. Indeed, US intelligence has serious concerns about the feasibility of a forthcoming Ukrainian counteroffensive against invading Russian forces due to problems with training and supplies.
At least that’s how it was recorded in a document released this Tuesday by The Washington Post, which is part of a batch of highly confidential material and whose leaking and dissemination on the web led to a criminal investigation. The Pentagon even said that this leak of secrets represents a “very serious” risk to national security.
Ukraine is expected to launch a counterattack against Russian troops in the eastern part of the country in a few weeks, but the document exposed a series of flaws that would end up benefiting Vladimir Putin’s troops.
“Ukrainian persistent shortfalls in training and ammunition supplies are likely to hinder progress and exacerbate casualties during the offensive,” the US newspaper reported.
In addition, another leaked document said that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered the production of 40,000 rockets to send to Russia, telling officials to keep it secret to “avoid problems with the West.”
However, and with the controversy rising in tone, Washington rejected the content of the leaked reports.
“We have no indication that any such plan has been executed,” a senior US official warned.
“Egypt is a close partner and we are regularly engaged with its leadership on a number of regional and global issues,” the official said.
All this occurs just when there is a harsh controversy over the vulnerability of gringo intelligence after dozens of document photographs began to circulate on the online platforms of Twitter, Telegram, Discord and other sites in recent days, although it is possible that some have moved around the internet for weeks, if not months, before they began to receive media attention.
In addition to information on Ukraine, the documents also include confidential analysis from US allies, whom US officials are now seeking to reassure after the security breach was breached.
What else leaked?
According to the revelations made online, there are reports that also provide information on the state of the conflict at the beginning of March, including Russian and Ukrainian casualties, while others detail the situations on specific fronts, such as the city of Bakhmut, one of the main battlefields and which Putin’s paramilitaries already claim as their own; yes, Volodimir Zelenski denies the loss.
Yet another provides information on Ukraine’s air defenses, which have been key in countering Russian missile and drone attacks, while one details international efforts to build up Kiev’s military forces.
There are also documents that are not related to Ukraine. Some, for example, point to US surveillance of its allies, such as one indicating that leaders of the Israeli intelligence agency known as Mossad advocated internal protests against Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial judicial reform plan that would have given lawmakers control over the Supreme Court.
