The Pentagon's "leak door" continues to ferment. According to the British "Guardian" reported on the 10th, a batch of leaked documents of the US Department of Defense dating back to February this year show that the Ukrainian air defense system may run out of missiles and ammunition in a few weeks, and Ukraine's ability to protect its troops and important locations from Russian air force strikes is at potential risk.
One of the documents, dated Feb. 2 and marked "Classified," showed that the missiles and ammunition used in Ukraine's S-23 air defense system would be depleted by May 300. The Guardian also quoted the New York Times as reporting that Ukraine's BUK air defense system may be in the same predicament by mid-April.
According to a document leaked by the Pentagon, Ukraine's inventory of air defense system missiles, which account for 5% of Ukraine's ability to defend against most fighters and some bombers, could be depleted in early May. Source: The New York Times
Yuri Ignat, spokesman for the command of the Ukrainian Air Force, did not specifically comment on the information in the leaked document, but he said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that Ukraine faces serious challenges in replenishing ammunition for its critical S-300 and BUK air defense systems.
The report mentioned that the authenticity of these Pentagon leaked documents has not been confirmed. On the 9th, the Pentagon said in a statement that the department is reviewing the authenticity of these documents, which "appear to contain sensitive and highly classified material".
Over the past weekend, some suspected Pentagon classified intelligence and documents appeared on social media and online forums such as Twitter. On April 4, local time, the New York Times and many mainstream media in the United States reported on the matter and broke out details about the main content of the leaked documents. According to the New York Times and other media reports, these documents may be daily intelligence compiled by the US military from February to early March this year, and some documents are proudly marked as "top secret." Most of the documents are related to the Ukraine crisis, but some of them involve intelligence spied on by the United States to spy on other countries around the world, including allies. The New York Times said that senior US intelligence officials called the leak a "nightmare for the Five Eyes Alliance." The incident highlights the U.S. undermining of the security of other countries, ironically, at a time when the United States frequently shouts that its own security is "threatened."
(Source: Global Network)