U.S. sends Green Berets to Ukraine, says leaked Pentagon paperwork

The U.S. and several other different NATO international locations despatched particular forces to Ukraine, based on leaked Defense Department paperwork which have been unfold on social media. The launch of the labeled materials has triggered investigations by the Justice Department and the Pentagon itself.

As many as 50 British troops are believed to have been working inside Ukraine on the time of the March 23 briefing. The U.S., France and Latvia are among the many international locations that every despatched a dozen particular forces personnel into Ukraine, based on the paperwork.

The paperwork don’t say the place the forces are positioned or what they’re doing. They might be coaching Ukrainian troops as Kyiv prepares for upcoming counteroffensive operations. Foreign inside protection and unconventional warfare are core missions of the U.S. Army Special Forces, higher referred to as the Green Berets.

Military officers within the U.Ok. are pushing again on the paperwork, saying the leaked materials indicated a “serious level of inaccuracy.”

“Readers should be cautious about taking at face value allegations that have the potential to spread disinformation,” the British Ministry of Defense stated Tuesday in a Twitter put up.

The Pentagon says a number of the paperwork seem to have been altered. During a press convention Tuesday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed to “turn over every rock” till the leaker is recognized.