A 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard appears to be behind the recent leak of secret documents describing plans for the war in Ukraine and other classified U.S. intelligence.
on Wednesday identified the leader of the group–Thug Shaker Central–as the person who leaked the documents, citing a member of the Discord group.reported margins on photographs of some of the leaked records matched pictures posted to social media of Teixeira’s childhood home.What We Don’t Know
It’s not clear whether Teixeira may have leaked the documents outside of the group, which prompted wide circulation on social media. A member of Thug Shaker Central members told thethe information was meant to inform the group and was not supposed to be shared beyond the small circle of 20-30 people, suggesting someone other than Teixeira may have posted the documents elsewhere.
, though not detailed battle strategies. Information about weapons systems, casualty estimates and the status of the heavily contested eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut were also reportedly included in the documents, which were widely shared on Russian-language Telegram channels.
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