{"id":4973,"date":"2023-04-10T10:26:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T10:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/ukraine-alters-counter-offensive-plans\/"},"modified":"2023-04-10T10:30:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T10:30:18","slug":"ukraine-alters-counter-offensive-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/ukraine-alters-counter-offensive-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine alters counter-offensive plans after document leak &#8211; CNN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KYIV (Reuters) &#8211;     Ukraine has been forced to amend some of its military plans ahead of a much-vaunted counter-offensive due to a leak of classified U.S. documents, CNN reported on Monday citing a source close to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian officials told Reuters on Friday the allegedly leaked documents contained fictitious information and looked like a Russian disinformation campaign. <\/p>\n<p>U.S. officials are trying to find the source of a leak of classified documents detailing a wide array of topics from Ukraine&#8217;s air defences to Israel&#8217;s Mossad spy agency.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters has not independently verified the documents&#8217; authenticity.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the CNN report, presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak said Ukraine&#8217;s strategic plans remained unchanged but that more specific tactical plans were always subject to change.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are strategic tasks &#8211; they are unchangeable,&#8221; he told Reuters.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But operational and tactical scenarios are constantly refined, based on an assessment of the situation on the battlefield, resource provision, intelligence data on the enemy&#8217;s resources, etc.&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Right now its impossible to reassess plans, because they are only being worked out (now),&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, told Reuters: &#8220;We are working on our own plans&#8230; The opinion of people who have nothing to do with this do not interest us&#8230;The circle of people who possess information is extremely restricted.&#8221;     <\/p>\n<p>Some experts have said the source of the leak could be American.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The focus now is on this being a U.S. leak, as many of the documents were only in U.S. hands,&#8221; Michael Mulroy, a former senior Pentagon official, told Reuters in an interview.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p> (Reporting by Pavel Polityuk and Max Hunder; editing by Tom Balmforth)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/ukraine-alters-counter-offensive-plans\/file-photo-ukrainian-president-zelenskiy-pays-official-visit-to-poland\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportWorldNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ39087-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ39087-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KYIV (Reuters) &#8211; Ukraine has been forced to amend some of its military plans ahead of a much-vaunted counter-offensive due to a leak of classified U.S. documents, CNN reported on Monday citing a source close to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. 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