(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told numerous media outlets that his country is not planning to attack Russian territory.
But according to the recently leaked Pentagon documents, Ukraine may have indeed attacked Russian territory in February.
The leaked documents reportedly show that on Feb. 28, Zelenskyy “suggested striking Russian deployment locations in Russia’s Rostov Oblast” with unspecified drones. That same day, two drones filled with explosives detonated inside Russian territory, igniting a fire at an oil depot.
Reacting to this news, independent journalist Michael Tracey raised the distinct possibility that U.S. weaponry may have been involved in the Feb. 28 attack, which resulted in no casualties. Tracey noted that the leaked Pentagon documents did not know what drones Zelenskyy was planning to use for the attack.
“Given that US intel apparently has no clue what drones Zelenskyy is ‘suggesting’ be used other than that they’re ‘unspecified UAVs,’ it would seem the US has no clue whether any US materials/resources are being used to execute these long-rage attacks by Ukraine deep inside Russia,” he said on Twitter.
Leaked doc says in late Feb., Zelensky "suggested striking unspecified Russian deployment locations" inside Russia with "unspecified UAVs." On Feb. 28, he complained about not having long-range missiles. Then on Feb. 28, the doc notes, there was a drone strike near Sochi, Russia: pic.twitter.com/sdyDr93GBN
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) April 11, 2023
The leaked classified Pentagon documents also reportedly show that Zelenskyy wanted to use U.S. long-range missiles to attack Russia.
According to media reports on the documents, Zelenskyy “suggested striking Russian deployment locations in Russia’s Rostov Oblast” using unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, to compensate for not having long-range missiles.
The information about Zelenskyy’s desires to use drone strikes and long-range missiles against Russia is included in one of the Pentagon documents that hasn’t been widely publicized. While about 20 of the leaked records are available online, dozens of others have been obtained by media outlets.
Breaking Points co-host Saagar Enjeti said it took some “interesting chicanery on our part” to obtain the full set.
LEAKED DOCS: A US intel briefing indicates Zelensky privately suggested to his top general that they bomb Rostov, Russia and that the only thing limiting him from doing so more in the future is lack of long range missiles provided by UShttps://t.co/fVcN6vbJb2
— Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) April 11, 2023
The Pentagon has urged media outlets not to publish the leaked documents.
“It has no business—if you don’t mind me saying—on the front pages of newspapers or on television,” John Kirby, the White House coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council, said Monday. “It is not intended for public consumption and it should not be out there.”
Some media outlets are abiding by the Pentagon’s request.
“Fox News has agreed, along with other news organizations, not to publish the leaked highly classified documents, which were discovered last week,” said Fox News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin.
"Fox News has agreed, along with other news organizations, not to publish the leaked highly classified documents"
What, just as a favor to the Pentagon or something? Being a team player? What reason would there even be to "agree" to anything in this situation? @JenGriffinFNC pic.twitter.com/SE6yMfkOty
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) April 11, 2023
Foreign policy expert Max Abrams noted the likely reason for the corporate media’s complicity: The leaks show that the outlets have been helping the Pentagon spread false war propaganda.
The Pentagon leaks are also damaging to the media by revealing that they’ve been parroting bullsh*t Ukraine war talking points. pic.twitter.com/o0PHbzFNUv
— Max Abrahms (@MaxAbrahms) April 12, 2023
Ken Silva is a staff writer at Headline USA. Follow him at twitter.com/jd_cashless.
