The UK Ministry of Defense warned on Tuesday that a widely publicized leak of supposed classified US intelligence contained “a serious level of inaccuracy.”
The Justice Department and US national security agencies are reviewing the publication of dozens of classified documents to assess the impact on national security and ties with allies and other countries, including Ukraine.
“The widely reported leak of alleged classified US information has demonstrated a serious level of inaccuracy,” a Ministry of Defense spokesperson said in a statement published on Twitter.
“Readers should be cautious about taking at face value allegations that have the potential to spread disinformation.”Reuters examined more than 50 documents labeled “Secret” and “Top Secret,” which originally surfaced on social media platforms in March and supposedly include specifics of Ukrainian military weaknesses as well as information about allies such as Israel, South Korea, and Turkey.
Reuters has not independently verified the legitimacy of documents in the leaks, which might be the most damaging release of US government secrets since the 2013 disclosure of thousands of documents on Wikileaks.
According to US officials, several documents, including battlefield mortality figures from Ukraine, looked to have been manipulated in order to understate Russian casualties.
