Some 50 UK special forces troops stationed in Ukraine — alleged US intel document

Around 50 British special forces troops have been deployed in Ukraine, according to unverified US military documents posted online as part of the apparent leak in recent days of numerous highly sensitive US documents from the Pentagon.

The classified documents were among a trove that were posted on sites such as Twitter last week. They are labeled secret and resemble routine updates that the US military’s Joint Staff would produce daily but not distribute publicly. The documents may have been altered or used as part of a misinformation campaign.

The UK Defense Ministry has labeled the documents on special forces as inaccurate. READ MORE