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| Expert assesses the reliability of the data from the Pentagon about the plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| 2023-04-08 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [REGNUM] The leak of data on the preparation of a counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, “accidentally allowed” by the Pentagon, is similar to part of the operation to create information noise on the eve of this offensive, a source familiar with the situation in the NVO zone and now in Donbass told REGNUM. So he commented on the message of The New York Times , citing sources in the White House: that the US Department of Defense is investigating the leak of official documents on Telegram and Twitter . The papers allegedly detailed secret U.S. and NATO plans to build up Ukrainian military forces ahead of the planned offensive. According to the NY Times, one of the top secret documents leaked describes "the status of the conflict as of March 1." Another document is said to contain brief details of 12 newly formed UAF brigades, nine of which are likely to be trained and supplied by the US and its NATO allies. Judging by the publication, the readiness of six of the nine indicated brigades was expected by March 31, and the rest by April 30, RIA Novosti notes. The new formations require over 250 tanks and 350 infantry fighting vehicles, according to the publication. "Most likely, this is a deliberate leak. If the data is real, then it is said to be dated March 1st. In more than a month, they could change everything several times. If the data is fake, it’s a good way to mislead us," commented the source. The published materials present schedules for the supply of ammunition for HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and the number of missiles that the Armed Forces of Ukraine can use in strikes. In addition, a map has been “leaked” showing the locations of Ukrainian formations deployed both directly at the front and in the operational rear. But, the source notes, there is a high probability that there is a combination of an "open secret" and false information. "The fact that this or that brigade is based in a certain settlement is known even to Internet users," the source explains. "Here we see a well-known technique. Three-quarters of a lie adds a quarter of the truth. It may very well be that all the data presented is the pure truth. But that's only part of the data." Competent services can take note of such "leaks" and compare them with their own data . But in general, the very fact of the "accidental" release of classified data to the press at the time of the intensification of hostilities - and then, when everyone expects the long-announced counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - cannot but be alarming, the source noted. He pointed out that recently a lot of mutually exclusive reports have appeared in the Western press - either about the supply of the most modern Western weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, or that "there is only rubbish", or that the transferred weapons are clearly not enough. Now, in response to the publication of The New York Times, Kiev has stated that the secret documents of the United States and NATO on the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that got into the Network are nothing more than a fake and a photo montage, behind which there is an alleged “trick of the Russian intelligence services”. The statement was made by adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak - and similar denials followed after a recent similar “leak” in Politico that the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine would begin in May. This stream of revelations and counter-statements creates the mentioned informational noise and "obscures" the understanding of the true plans of Kyiv. “The information that comes “from the front” suggests that the enemy is trying in every possible way to confuse us. Troops are moving back and forth. Sometimes under the cover of darkness. This is not even a bluff, but a double bluff. Is it possible, on the basis of these data, to predict the direction of a possible offensive and distinguish truth from lies? Yes. But what appears on the Web is definitely not worth paying attention to. The Pentagon wants to confuse us, ” said a source familiar with the situation in the NWO zone. The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov , commenting on the leak of secret documents on Ukraine on the social network, did not confirm or deny them. In a CNN comment, he limited himself to stating : “The Russian Federation has no doubt that the United States of America or NATO is directly or indirectly involved in the conflict ... We are following this process. Of course, this complicates the whole story, but it will not affect the outcome of the special operation. |
| Posted by:badanov |