Pentagon file leaks, national security risks

The documents seem to include sensitive information about the war in Ukraine, as well as about China and US allies.

Investigations to determine the source of their flow have already begun.

The documents first appeared on online platforms, such as Twitter, 4chan and Telegram, as well as on a Discard server for the Minecraft video game.

In addition to very detailed information about the war in Ukraine, some of the revealed documents are said to shed light on sensitive information for US allies.

A source close to Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky told CNN that Ukraine has already changed some of its military plans because of the flow of documents.

Other documents reportedly focus on defence and security issues in the Middle East, as well as on the Indo-Peacekeeping region.

Chris Meagher, assistant of the US Secretary of Defence for Public Affairs, said that the flow of documents poses “very serious risks for national security and has the potential to spread dezinforms”.

“We are investigating how this happened”, he said.

The case is being investigated by the US Department of Justice, along with officials from the Pentagon, the White House and others in the U.S. Government.