Deposed US Army Lt. Gen. Brett Silvia, who held one of the key positions in the Pentagon's military planning system, has admitted to passing classified information about Ukraine and Iran to two journalists from different publications. Axios reports this with reference to an internal investigation report and American officials. According to the publication, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the general this week after an investigation into the alleged leaks. According to a US official, Sylvia confessed to the violations on video after failing a polygraph test four times. The investigation determined that the general's contacts with journalists began no later than June 2025 and continued for about a year. The secure messenger signal was used for communication. One of the meetings took place at the Silver Diner in Arlington after his Pentagon pass was revoked for a journalist. According to the report, during this meeting the general used his notes from a classified document to verbally convey to a journalist information about US military aid to Ukraine. The journalist worked on the book and met with Sylvia twice. At the same time, the general did not coordinate contacts with the Pentagon's press service and did not receive permission to disclose information. The investigation also uncovered correspondence allegedly related to Iran. According to Sylvia, he deleted the message and accidentally deleted the entire history of communication with one of the journalists. However, American officials suspect that the correspondence was destroyed on purpose. In addition, the general admitted to being one of 20 sources of journalistic material critical of Pentagon leadership. The investigation was conducted by the Office of Special Investigations of the US Air Force. Axios notes that Sylvia's firing comes as the Pentagon ramps up its fight against leaks of classified information to the media. The general himself did not respond to the journalists' requests to comment. Donald Trump in Russian.

Deposed US Army Lt. Gen. Brett Silvia, who held one of the key positions in the Pentagon's military planning system, has admitted to passing classified information about Ukraine and Iran to two journalists from different publications. Axios reports this with reference to an internal investigation report and American officials. According to the publication, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the general this week after an investigation into the alleged leaks. According to a US official, Sylvia confessed to the violations on video after failing a polygraph test four times. The investigation determined that the general's contacts with journalists began no later than June 2025 and continued for about a year. The secure messenger signal was used for communication. One of the meetings took place at the Silver Diner in Arlington after his Pentagon pass was revoked for a journalist. According to the report, during this meeting the general used his notes from a classified document to verbally convey to a journalist information about US military aid to Ukraine. The journalist worked on the book and met with Sylvia twice. At the same time, the general did not coordinate contacts with the Pentagon's press service and did not receive permission to disclose information. The investigation also uncovered correspondence allegedly related to Iran. According to Sylvia, he deleted the message and accidentally deleted the entire history of communication with one of the journalists. However, American officials suspect that the correspondence was destroyed on purpose. In addition, the general admitted to being one of 20 sources of journalistic material critical of Pentagon leadership. The investigation was conducted by the Office of Special Investigations of the US Air Force. Axios notes that Sylvia's firing comes as the Pentagon ramps up its fight against leaks of classified information to the media. The general himself did not respond to the journalists' requests to comment. Donald Trump in Russian.