Leaked classified documents about the U.S. effort to assist Ukraine’s military were posted on the internet much sooner than this week, according to an ABC News review of internet posts.
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A U.S. official told ABC News that the U.S. government is working to have the documents brought down by social media platforms. The official described them as "a snapshot in time from five weeks ago and the disposition of forces is no longer relevant to the battlefield." That alteration has led to speculation among national security analysts that Russia may be behind the dissemination of the leak.
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