Ukraine, North Korea and Iran included in leaked documents online

ABC News:

The leak of U.S. secret documents about Ukraine continued on social media on Friday as an ABC News review found that dozens of documents were first posted on the internet in early March shortly after they were drafted and also included secret documents about Iran’s nuclear program, North Korea’s missile program, and other regions of the world.

The new developments highlight the broadening security concerns about what was already a major security leak of classified information about the U.S. effort to assist Ukraine’s military.

Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said that “The Department of Defense is actively reviewing the matter, and has made a formal referral to the Department of Justice for investigation.”

The Department confirmed that they were now investigating the leak.

“We have been in communication with the Department of Defense related to this matter and have begun an investigation. We decline further comment,” a spokesperson for the Department of Justice said in a statement.

The handful of documents posted on social media platforms on Thursday included precise details about the Ukrainian battlefield, U.S. weapons use by Ukraine, and the training of Ukrainian troops as of March 1. The documents posted do not appear to include any military planning for the long-anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive that is expected for later this spring.

Those postings of what appeared to be U.S. military documents triggered a Pentagon review into how the documents ended up on the internet.