The Wall Street Journal quoted US officials as saying that the leak of classified documents from the Pentagon "may affect US national security globally" The Justice and Defense Departments have opened investigations into these leaks. The leaked documents include intelligence on countries including Israel and Britain, potential vulnerabilities in Ukraine's war, the structure of Ukrainian forces and Kiev's preparation for a counterattack on Russian forces in the spring.

Pro-Russian authorities in Crimea said on Saturday that they had shot down a Ukrainian missile targeting a city on the eastern coast of Crimea.