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  • Pentagon Leaks-Ukraine USAGM
  • April 13, 2023
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says that Ukraine remains confident about its planned counteroffensive against invading Russian forces, despite the emergence of apparently classified U.S. intelligence documents on the war. VOA's Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports.
  • Language English
  • Transcript/Script ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: Pentagon Leaks-Ukraine HEADLINE: Experts: Pentagon Leaks Unlikely to Impact Ukraine TEASER: Experts tell VOA that while an intelligence leak should always be taken seriously, what has been reported from this Pentagon leak so far will not likely deter Ukraine from a planned counteroffensive against Russia PUBLISHED AT: 04/12/2023 at BYLINE: Cindy Saine CONTRIBUTOR: Ia Meurmishvili DATELINE: VIDEOGRAPHER: PRODUCER: SCRIPT EDITORS: Mia Bush, David Jones/balance, Jepsen VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Georgian Service and Saine Skype Video interviews, AFP, AP, Reuters PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _x_ RADIO __ TRT: VID APPROVED BY: TYPE: EDITOR NOTES: )) ((INTRO: )) [[U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says that Ukraine remains confident about its planned counteroffensive against invading Russian forces, despite the emergence of apparently classified U.S. intelligence documents on the war. VOA's Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports.]] ((Video: AFP V000_33CY263 SLUG RAW - UKRAINE - RUSSIA - CONFLICT - ARMY - WEAPONRY - MARYINKA Creation date 4/10/2023 City/Country Mariinka, Ukraine: 13. Mid shot soldier fires shots through window, purportedly in Maryinka, Donetsk Oblast (province) 14. Wide shot POV of soldier's aim showing destroyed houses, purportedly in Maryinka, Donetsk Oblast (province) 15. Pan right from tree cover to GRAD artillery launcher of Russian or pro-Russian armed forces, purportedly outside Maryinka, Donetsk Oblast (province) 16. Mid shot rear of GRAD artillery launcher of Russian or pro-Russian armed forces, purportedly outside Maryinka, Donetsk Oblast (province)) ((NARRATOR)) As the war grinds on in Ukraine, top U.S. officials are seeking to contain the damage from the surfacing of highly classified military documents on the war. The documents include briefing slides mapping out Ukrainian military positions and U.S. assessments of its allies’ support for Kyiv. ((Video: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2023%3Anewsml_WD435012042023RP1&share=true" B-roll of Austin and Austin SOT)) Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters Tuesday no one knows for sure right now where these documents came from. ((Lloyd Austin, Defense Secretary)) “We take this very seriously, and we will continue to investigate and turn over every rock until we find the source of this and the extent of it.” ((Video: B-roll of Zelenskyy: AFP V000_33D26RD SLUG RAW - UKRAINE - RUSSIA - CONFLICT - KILLING - SOLDIER - PRISONERS - ZELENSKY Creation date 4/12/2023 and B-roll of Ukrainian forces digging trenches: AFP V000_33CY47F SLUG ITV - IMAGES - UKRAINE - RUSSIE - CONFLIT - TRANCHEES - SOLDAT - MILITAIRE - GUERRECreation date 4/11/2023)) ((NARRATOR)) Asked whether Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should alter his plans for an expected spring counteroffensive against Russia, Austin had this to say. ((Video: Austin SOT: 16;38;40;02 MRT BLINKEN austin they will fight the enemy and not be driven by a specific plan. )) ((Lloyd Austin, Defense Secretary)) “They will fight the enemy and not be driven by a specific plan. They have a great plan to start, but only President Zelenskyy and his leadership really know the full details of that plan." ((Video: AFP V045_33CN78R SLUG 1ST - IMAGES - BELGIUM - DEFENCE - DIPLOMACY - NATO - MEETING - FOREIGN - MINISTERS Creation date 4/5/2023 : 7. Mid shot US Secretary of State Antony Blinken entering the meeting room 8. Mid shot US Secretary of State Antony Blinken chatting before the meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani 9. Mid shot US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sitting down before the meeting starts-OVER TO BLINKEN SOT 16;33;00;23 MRT BLINKEN we have engaged with allies and partners at high levels)) ((NARRATOR)) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was asked about the damage the leaks might cause to the trust of U.S. allies to share intelligence in the future. ((Antony Blinken, Secretary of State)) “Let me just say, with regard to, broadly, allies and partners and these documents, we have engaged with allies and partners at high levels over the past days, including to reassure them about our own commitment to safeguarding intelligence and of course, our commitment to our security partnerships." ((Video AFP 000_33BU8TD SLUG RAW - SKOREA - US - DEFENCE - ARMY Creation date 3/22/2023 City/Country Pocheon, South Korea : Close-up a US soldier prepares for the drill 24. Zoom in a US soldier prepares for the drill 25. Mid shot soldiers in a IAV Stryker 26. Wide shot South Korean soldiers wait beside K1A1 tanks before the drill 27. Mid shot South Korean and US soldiers pose for photos OVER TO- Ben Hodges SOT: https://app.frame.io/player/aaac967e-6966-47c7-af74-fe61d9bae596 TC: 00:04:00 - 00:04:34)) ((NARRATOR)) One of the more damaging leaks pertained to the U.S. and its ally, South Korea. [[Radio: Ben Hodges, the former commander of the U.S. Army in Europe, explained the document to VOA via Skype.]] ((Ben Hodges, Former Commander US Army in Europe)) ((Skype Courtesy )) “One of the leaks was that the U.S. was apparently listening to conversations inside the South Korean government, trying to figure out whether South Korea is going to finally agree to sell ammunition to us and we could either directly give to Ukraine or that could be used to replace what we gave to Ukraine. So it was, just in that case, I believe it was us listening to the South Korean government trying to understand what they were thinking.” ((Video: B-roll of Pentagon exteriors, Secretary Austin, over to Luke Coffey SOT: https://app.frame.io/player/acec5f8a-1986-44d5-bd64-9d01416dfef7 TC: 00:07:20 - 00:08:25)))) ((NARRATOR)) Another expert told VOA that the leak is not as bad as others in the past, but there is one aspect that he is worried about. [[Radio: Luke Coffey is with the Hudson Institute. He spoke to VOA via Skype.]] ((Luke Coffey, Hudson Institute)) ((Skype Courtesy)) “The one risk I would say is the use of this intelligence for information operations or even disinformation. So, we've already seen examples of certain PowerPoint slides with numbers and figures being released and then seeing a similar slide, PowerPoint slide, with the numbers altered or changed to suit a certain narrative. So, then you're going to have this big question about the authenticity of not the initial leak, but of all the documents that are going to be floating around.” ((Video: Russian Defense minister inspecting military plants: AFP V000_33CZ3NJ SLUG RAW - RUSSIA - UKRAINE - CONFLICT - ARMAMENT - ARMYCreation date 4/11/2023)) ((NARRATOR)) Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has accused Russia of being behind the leaks. Intelligence experts say the leaked document with casualty numbers was altered to cut the number of Russian soldiers killed by more than half, before surfacing on pro-Russian Telegram channels. A Kremlin spokesperson said Moscow was well-aware that the United States and NATO were involved in the “conflict” between Russia and Ukraine before the leaks surfaced. ((Cindy Saine, VOA News))
  • NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
  • Network VOA
  • Embargo Date April 12, 2023 21:55 EDT
  • Byline Cindy Saine
  • Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English
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