The Pentagon is assessing the validity and impacts of sensitive and highly classified material that was leaked on various social media sites.
One of the documents that were found leaked on social media on Friday was described as showing maps of Ukraine and positions of forces there.
According to reporting from the New York Times, it includes sensitive briefings relating to China, the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East, and terrorism.
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