Pentagon leak: The secret Ukraine files explained
This Is Why
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4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2023
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
It is believed some of the documents may have doctored - but the US has admitted they are likely to be authentic. So how does America deal with a security leak relating to war? And how can we tell what's true or not?
On the Sky News Daily, Leah Boleto speaks to Jack Taylor from Sky's data and forensics unit about the verification of leaked documents. She's also joined by security and defence expert Michael Clarke to discuss what impact the leak could have in the conflict.
Podcast producer: Emma-Rae Woodhouse
Interviews producer: Alex Edden
Editor: Paul Stanworth
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| 1:03.4 | Hello, I'm Leah Belletto. And this is the Sky News Daily. And on this episode, we're talking about a massive leak of military intelligence. |
| 1:14.5 | Classified US documents about the war in Ukraine have been turning up on an online gaming forum, |
| 1:21.2 | and the Pentagon has hinted it's braced for more. They seem to show details about UK forces operating in Ukraine, |
| 1:31.1 | the state of Ukrainian air defences, and how the US might monitor other countries' communications |
| 1:37.3 | with Russia and China. The accuracy of the files is being questioned, and the US have admitted |
| 1:44.1 | they're investigating the leak is being questioned and the US have admitted they're investigating |
| 1:45.3 | the leak. Our defence and security expert, Professor Michael Clark, will be here to talk about |
| 1:52.0 | what impact all of this could be. But first, Jack Taylor works for the Sky News data and forensics |
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