Citizens discover confidential documents left behind by Defense Ministry officials at bus stop
Report: Classified UK defense papers found at bus stop
https://apnews.com/article/europe-government-and-politics-14e899a86d27a0e27f79564bf23662f0
UK defense documents'found at bus stop'--CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/27/uk/uk-defense-documents-lost-gbr-intl/index.html
Classified Ministry of Defense papers found at bus stop in Kent | Ministry of Defense | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jun/27/classified-ministry-defence-papers-found-bus-stop-kent
Early in the morning of June 22, a civilian discovered a 'mountain of wet documents' at a bus stop in Kent, England. The document was said to have been a 50-page confidential Pentagon document, including email and PowerPoint presentations, the BBC reported when contacted by the discoverer. In addition, in the confidential document, the assumption that 'how the Russian army may react to the British destroyer HMS Defender passing off the Crimean Peninsula' was discussed.
In fact, on June 23, the day after the confidential documents were discovered, the Russian army announced that it had fired a warning shot at the HMS defender who had passed off the Crimean Peninsula after completing joint training with the Ukrainian army. Has occurred . The Russian side claims that the HMS Defender fired warnings because it invaded the territorial waters, while the British side claimed that it was navigating the territorial waters of Ukraine in accordance with international law and had not received warning fires.
You can see how the BBC crew on board the HMS Defender took a picture by watching the following movie.
'Shoot if you have to change course' Off Crimea UK VS Ro Tight British ship video --YouTube
The inside of the ship was tense as the instruction 'Everyone should take a seat immediately' flew.
The shells are also loaded.
Besides seeing a Russian warship in a distant place ...
Maritime guard boats are also approaching.
For Russia, which is in the position of annexing Crimea, the sea off the Crimean Peninsula is recognized as territorial waters, but for the United Kingdom, which does not allow Russia to annex the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, this sea is recognized as Ukrainian waters.
The Russian side has issued a warning that 'if you do not change course, you will shoot.'
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that 'a destroyer invaded the territorial waters and fired a warning, and a bomber dropped four bombs around it.'
The British Ministry of Defense claims that 'there was no shooting at the destroyer and no perception that the bomb had been dropped.'
According to a confidential document found, the British Ministry of Defense points out that it 'provides an opportunity to engage with the Ukrainian government where Britain recognizes it as Ukrainian waters' regarding the choice of route through the offshore of the Crimea. He said he was doing it. It is also reported that it envisioned three patterns of potential Russian responses, from 'safe and professional methods' to 'safe and non-professional methods.'
In addition to the Russian military simulation, the confidential document discovered this time also discusses 'the possibility that British troops will continue to remain in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies in Afghanistan.' It was included. In Afghanistan, US troops began officially withdrawing at the end of April 2021, and NATO's US allies have also begun raising troops and will complete the withdrawal within a few months.
After the BBC reported on Sunday, June 27, that 'a secret document of the Ministry of Defense was found at a bus stop,' the Ministry of Defense issued a statement on the issue of loss of confidential documents. 'The Ministry of Defense was informed last week of a sensitive defense document being recovered by the general public. The department has taken information security very seriously and an investigation has begun. I reported the problem when I lost the document. '
Labor Party Secretary of Defense John Healey, the opposition's policy-making body, Shadow Cabinet , immediately sees how sensitive documents were taken out and left at the bus stop. Pointed out that it is important to do. 'The loss of confidential documents covering a wide range of important areas of national security is both a concern and a shame for the minister.' 'Ultimately, the minister said that national security was not compromised, military or security. We must show the public that the security has not been adversely affected and that proper procedures are in place to ensure that this does not happen again. '
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