One of the largest leaks of alleged classified US military documents in a decade has

sparked an official investigation by the Department of Defense and could complicate

American support for Ukraine shortly before a major offensive by Kyiv.

十年来最大规模涉嫌泄露美国军事机密文件的事件之一，已引发美国国防部(Department

of Defense)展开正式调查，并可能使美国在基辅发动重大攻势前不久对乌克兰的支持复杂

化。

Multiple tranches of documents have appeared on social media sites over recent weeks,

some of them reportedly intended only for those with the highest levels of US security

clearance. The information covers a wide range of topics, from US assessments of the war

in Ukraine to intelligence gathered on diplomatic allies.

最近几周，社交媒体网站上出现了多份文件，据报道，其中一些文件只针对美国安全许可

最高的网站。这些信息涵盖了广泛的话题，从美国对乌克兰战争的评估，到收集到的有关

外交盟友的情报。

Here’s what we know about the leaks so far:

以下是目前为止我们对泄密事件的了解:

What is in the documents?

文件里有什么？

According to the New York Times and other outlets, the initial document leaks focused on

US assessments of the war in Ukraine originally written in February and March, including

estimated casualties on both sides and what equipment and ammunition would be

required by Kyiv in the future. However, they reported that at least one document appears

to have been altered to lower Russia’s death toll in the war and inflate that of Ukraine,

raising questions over the reliability of the papers.

据《纽约时报》(New York Times)和其它媒体报道，最初泄露的文件聚焦于美国对乌克兰

战争的评估，这些评估最初写于今年2月和3月，包括双方估计的伤亡人数，以及基辅未来

需要什么装备和弹药。然而，他们报告说，至少有一份文件似乎已被修改，以降低俄罗斯

在战争中的死亡人数，并夸大乌克兰的死亡人数，这引发了人们对这些文件可靠性的质

疑。

Among the more recent leaks, there have also been reports on the US gathering

intelligence on its diplomatic allies, including South Korea, Israel and Ukraine. The

documents also allegedly lay out the US’s extensive access to intelligence from inside

Russia’s government, revelations that could have dire consequences for American

espionage going forward.

在最近的泄密事件中，还有一些报道称，美国正在收集有关其外交盟友的情报，包括韩

国、以色列和乌克兰。据称，这些文件还披露了美国广泛接触俄罗斯政府内部情报的情

况，这些情报泄露可能对美国未来的间谍活动产生可怕后果。

Where did the documents appear?

文件出现在哪里？

The leaked information has turned up across multiple social media platforms and apps in

recent weeks, including Twitter and YouTube.

Bellingcat, an independent investigative news outlet, said the documents appeared to

have originally been posted on obscure internet sites, including a Minecraft channel on

Discord, which is a popular messaging application for fans of computer games.

独立调查新闻机构 Bellingcat 表示，这些文件最初似乎是在一些不知名的互联网网站上发

布的，其中包括 Discord 上的 Minecraft 频道，这是一款面向电脑游戏爱好者的流行信息

应用。

The documents drew greater attention once they were discovered and posted more

broadly to far-right noticeboard 4Chan and pro-Russian messaging groups on the

Telegram app.

这些文件一旦被发现，就引起了更大的关注，并在 Telegram 应用程序上更广泛地张贴在

极右翼的公告栏4Chan 和亲俄罗斯的信息群体上。

What do we know about their origins?

关于它们的起源我们知道些什么？

Most of the documents appear to be photographs of classified Pentagon briefing reports

that look as though they had previously been folded up before the images were taken,

according to the Times. That suggests someone removed them, possibly in a pocket or

briefcase, from their original home.

据《泰晤士报》报道，大多数文件似乎是五角大楼机密简报的照片，看起来像是在照片拍

摄之前就已经折叠起来了。这表明有人把它们从原来的家里拿走了，可能是装在口袋或公

文包里。

If they’re real, the key question is who leaked them — and no one has the answer. The

method of circulation suggests they were removed by an American, although that hasn’t

been confirmed. While the US government hasn’t officially confirmed their authenticity,

CNN reported on Sunday that an official investigation had been opened into their origin

by the US Department of Justice.

如果它们是真的，关键问题是谁泄露了它们ーー没有人知道答案。流通方式表明是被一个

美国人拿走的，虽然这还没有得到证实。虽然美国政府尚未正式确认其真实性，但 CNN

周日报道称，美国司法部已经对其来源展开了正式调查。

Have they been deleted from the internet?

它们已经从网上删除了吗？

With the documents now widely shared on the internet, it’s highly unlikely that they can

now be removed or hidden. At least one major social media platform, Twitter, seems to

have little appetite for forcibly erasing the documents. Its billionaire owner, Elon Musk,

mocked the idea of potentially removing the documents from the web in a tweet last week.

Still, the White House said efforts were being made to remove the material.

随着这些文件现在在互联网上被广泛分享，它们现在被删除或隐藏的可能性非常小。至少

有一个主要的社交媒体平台，Twitter，似乎没有兴趣强行删除这些文件。该公司的亿万富

翁老板埃隆•马斯克(Elon Musk)上周在 Twitter 上嘲笑了可能从网上删除这些文件的想法。

不过，白宫表示，正在努力清除这些材料。

How have countries responded?

各国作出了何种反应？

Ukraine has dismissed the documents publicly as Russian disinformation, with an adviser

to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy telling the New York Times that they were “fictional.”

“Russia is trying to influence Ukrainian society, sow fear, panic, mistrust and doubt,” the

report cited the adviser as saying. “It’s typical behavior.”

乌克兰公开否认这些文件是俄罗斯的虚假信息，乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔 · 泽伦斯基

(Volodymyr Zelenskiy)的一名顾问告诉《纽约时报》 ，这些文件是“虚构的”“俄罗斯正试图

影响乌克兰社会，播下恐惧、恐慌、不信任和怀疑的种子,”报道援引这位顾问的话说。“这

是典型的行为。”

At the same time, Russian state media Sputnik claimed the leak exposed divisions in the

US over President Joe Biden’s Ukraine policy, while a government spokesman told CNN

the documents showed the close involvement of the US in the war in Ukraine.

与此同时，俄罗斯官方媒体斯普特尼克(Sputnik)宣称，泄密事件暴露了美国内部围绕乔•拜

登(Joe Biden)总统乌克兰政策的分歧，而一位政府发言人告诉 CNN，这些文件显示，美国

密切参与了乌克兰战争。

US allies have so far reacted with concern to the news of the leaks, but have emphasized

their faith in American authorities to investigate. The South Korean government, which

was mentioned in the leaks, said in a statement on Sunday it would be discussing the

matter with the US, while Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade told the

ABC it was seeking “further information.”

到目前为止，美国的盟友对泄密的消息表示担忧，但强调他们相信美国当局会进行调查。

泄密文件中提到的韩国政府周日在一份声明中表示，将与美国讨论此事，而澳大利亚外交

与贸易部(Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)告诉美国广播公司(ABC) ，它正在寻

求“进一步信息”。