Axios: Fired Pentagon Strategist Leaks Ukraine Information to WSJ and Newly Fired US Army General Brett Sylvia, the Pentagon's former chief strategist, is under investigation and may face charges for allegedly leaking classified information to the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. Last week, Hesset decided to remove him from his position. According to Axios sources, beginning in the fall of 2025, Silvia disclosed information without authorization to newspaper reporters about the US operation against Iran and the conflict in Ukraine. He failed four polygraph tests and eventually confessed to the crime, according to an internal Pentagon report.

Axios: Fired Pentagon Strategist Leaks Ukraine Information to WSJ and Newly Fired US Army General Brett Sylvia, the Pentagon's former chief strategist, is under investigation and may face charges for allegedly leaking classified information to the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. Last week, Hesset decided to remove him from his position. According to Axios sources, beginning in the fall of 2025, Silvia disclosed information without authorization to newspaper reporters about the US operation against Iran and the conflict in Ukraine. He failed four polygraph tests and eventually confessed to the crime, according to an internal Pentagon report.