Tag: Russia-Ukraine War

LIVE 10 AM ET: Defense Secretary Austin Welcomes Ukraine Prime Minister to Pentagon

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin welcomes Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to the Pentagon at 10:00 a.m. ET on April 12. …


LIVE: Defense Secretary Austin Welcomes Ukraine Prime Minister to Pentagon

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin welcomes Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to the Pentagon at 10:00 a.m. ET on April 12. …


Ukraine Cities Pounded, US Scrambles to Find Source of Leaked Documents

KYIV—Russian forces pounded frontline cities in eastern Ukraine with air strikes and artillery attacks, while U.S. officials stepped up efforts to locate the source of a leak of classified U.S. documents, including those on Ukrainian counter-offensive plans. The Russians pressed on with their offensive in the eastern Donetsk region where several cities and towns came…


Lawmakers Seek Answers From Pentagon on Ukraine War Doc Leaks

The leaders in the House and Senate Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees are pressing the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to find the source of apparent leaks of Ukraine war documents and determine the extent to which sensitive U.S. intelligence has been exposed. Numerous alleged U.S. military documents, including some with “secret” and “top…


‘No Business in the Public Domain’: White House Says Journalists Should Not Report on Leaked Intel Documents

A top White House spokesman said that journalists should not report on leaked Pentagon intelligence documents, saying that the material has “no business in the public domain.” During a press briefing on Monday, spokesman John Kirby was pressed repeatedly about why and how the intelligence documents made it onto several websites, including Twitter, Discord, 4chan,…


Alleged Leak of ‘Top Secret’ Documents Poses ‘Serious’ National Security Risk: Pentagon

The apparent leak of highly sensitive U.S. intelligence materials is a “very serious” risk to national security, said a Pentagon official on Monday. The documents circulating on multiple websites pose “a very serious risk to national security and have the potential to spread disinformation,” Chris Meagher, the assistant to the secretary of defense for public…


Kremlin Tight-Lipped on Intel Leaks as US Scrambles to Contain Damage

The Kremlin has declined to comment on a fresh raft of U.S. intelligence leaks, many of which pertain to Ukraine and other allies of the United States. “I can’t comment on that in any way,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on April 10 when asked about speculation that Moscow was behind the leaks, which were…


Russia Using Space Weapons in Ukraine: US General

Russia is using space weapons in the Ukraine war by jamming GPS signals from American GPS satellites used by Ukraine’s armed forces, according to a leading general in the U.S. Space Force. However, Russia has stopped short of attempting to destroy space hardware, in part because its space capabilities are not fully developed and could…


Ukraine Claims Russian Forces Using ‘Scorched Earth’ Tactics in Battle for Bakhmut

KYIV—Russian forces are pressing attacks in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, focusing on two cities and pounding Ukrainian positions with air strikes and artillery barrages, Kyiv said on Monday. The commander of Ukraine’s ground forces said the Russians were destroying buildings and positions in besieged Bakhmut in what he called “scorched earth” tactics. Russia’s assault on…


Ukraine Returns 31 Children From Russia After Alleged Deportation

More than 30 children were reunited with their families in Ukraine this week after a long operation to bring them back from Russia, where they had been taken from occupied areas during the war, a humanitarian group said on Saturday (April 8). Kyiv estimates nearly 19,500 Ukrainian children have been taken to Russia since Moscow…