by Kristina Wong, Breitbart:
The Pentagon appears to be in full damage control mode after the discovery of leaked intelligence that revealed closely guarded details regarding the Ukraine War such as casualty counts and Ukraine’s readiness for the upcoming spring offensive, as well as potentially politically embarrassing assertions about close allies.
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“The Department of Defense is working around the clock to look at the scope and scale of the distribution, the assessed impact and our mitigation measures. We’re still investigating how this happened, as well as the scope of the issue,” said Chris Meagher, assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, during a press briefing Monday.
He added, “There have been steps to take a closer look at how this type of information is distributed and to whom. We’re also still trying to assess what might be out there. We of course, condemn any unauthorized disclosure of classified information and we’re taking this very seriously.”
The department said Sunday that United States officials have engaged with allies and partners and informed relevant congressional committees about the leak.
“The department and other U.S. officials are engaging with allies and partners, at high-levels, to reassure them of our commitment to safeguarding intelligence and fidelity to our security partnerships. Those conversations began over the weekend and are ongoing,” Meagher said.
According to the Washington Post, a leaked document citing signals intelligence said that South Korea’s National Security Council in early March “grappled” with a United States request that the country provide artillery ammunition to Ukraine over concerns it would provoke Russia, and that its national security adviser suggested possibly selling the weapons to Poland to give to Ukraine.
