A leaked classified US military document suggests that 97 special forces personnel from NATO countries were active in Ukraine during February and March of this year.
Media outlets, including the BBC and The Guardian, reported that a document dated March 23, 2023, indicates that more than half of the Western special forces deployed in Ukraine are from the United Kingdom.
“American soldiers are fighting Russian soldiers…This is a hot war between the two primary nuclear superpowers on Earth. Yet, this war has never been…authorized by Congress.” – Tucker Carlson.
Britain’s Ministry of Defence on Tuesday warned against taking allegations contained in the reported leak of US classified information at “face value”.
According to the leaked documents, Latvia – a country with a population of fewer than two million people – had 17 personnel, the second highest number of special forces deployed in Ukraine out of the NATO countries. The US and France had 14 and 15 special forces personnel respectively in Ukraine, while the Netherlands has one.
According to another leaked Pentagon document, dated March 2, Serbia, which has refused to sanction Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, agreed to supply arms to Kyiv and may have sent them already.
The document notes European governments’ responses to Ukraine’s requests for military training and “lethal aid” or weapons. The leak also reveals that Serbia declined to provide training to Ukrainian forces.
Several leaked documents appear to reveal US espionage tactics in relation to the war in Ukraine.
If proven authentic, they show that the US had been monitoring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s calls with defence and military officials. They also reveal apparent weaknesses in the Ukrainian air defence systems and the size of military battalions.
They also suggest that the US had penetrated the Russian military forces and the Wagner Group, a mercenary organization, much more than was known previously.