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Social-Media Account Overseen by Former Navy Noncommissioned Officer Helped Spread Secrets

Former US Navy noncommissioned officer, Sarah Bils, oversaw social media accounts promoting Russia's war on Ukraine. The Donbass Devushka Telegram account posted four of the allegedly leaked classified documents to its 65,000 followers, leading to a Pentagon investigation.

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  • Former US Navy noncommissioned officer oversaw social media accounts promoting Russia’s war on Ukraine.
  • Sarah Bils, who hosted podcasts as Donbass Devushka, is the face of a network of pro-Kremlin social media accounts.
  • The accounts she had established and supervised glorified the Russian military and the paramilitary Wagner Group.
  • The Donbass Devushka Telegram account posted four of the allegedly leaked classified documents to its 65,000 followers.
  • US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a review of intelligence access, accountability and control procedures.
Social-Media Account Overseen by Former Navy Noncommissioned Officer Helped Spread Secrets
An American administrator of the Donbas Girl blogger network uses a pro-Russian persona across online platforms
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