Leaked Pentagon Documents Could ‘Endanger Lives’ of UK Special Forces: Ellwood

Defence Committee Chair Tobias Ellwood speaking to the media on College Green outside the Houses of Parlliament, London, on July 7, 2022. Dominic Lipinski/PA Media

The chairman of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee has warned the leaking of classified Pentagon documents that detail the involvement of UK special forces in Ukraine could “endanger lives.”

The “top secret” files first appeared on the Discord social media app last month. Media outlets including the BBC and The Guardian reported one of the documents suggests up to 50 UK special forces personnel have been deployed to Ukraine to serve alongside U.S. and other Western special forces troops.