It's an ordinary game of ru-secret services. The aim of secret data 'leaks' is obvious: divert attention, cast doubts & mutual suspicions, sow discord. There's no word on who might be responsible for leaking or stealing the documents. The Department of Justice said Friday evening it has also opened an investigation and is working with the Department of Defense. Pentagon officials acknowledge the documents are real and say they are investigating. This raises a host of questions about how widespread the breach may be and how much damage it could cause. Since then, journalists, researchers, and social media sleuths have uncovered additional classified documents posted as early as March 1 on additional sites.

The Justice Department has joined the Pentagon in an urgent effort to determine how secret military documents on the war in Ukraine made their way onto multiple social media sites.Ī small number of documents, including some marked 'top secret,' were found on Twitter and Telegram on Wednesday. Officials at the Pentagon attend a virtual meeting of more than 50 nations on the war in Ukraine, on March 15.Īndrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

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