US EditionArmy general left classified maps on train, concussed after ‘overindulgence’ in alcohol: Inspector general report
The IG found Gen. Aguto lost control of Secret maps for 24 hours on a train and sustained a concussion after heavy drinking at a Kyiv event, prompting a referral recommendation.
- On April 4, 2024, the DoD IG found Aguto left Secret maps on a train, which were recovered the next day and returned via U.S. Embassy Ukraine staff.
- The trip began on April 3 when Aguto hand-carried oversized maps in a tube onto the chartered train, witnesses saw an NCO carry the tube aboard, but no courier order was issued.
- On May 13, 2024, witnesses reported Aguto drank two 500 ml bottles of chacha, later fell and struck his head, and was diagnosed with a concussion at a local hospital.
- The DoD IG recommended the Secretary of the Army refer Aguto’s improper transport of maps to the U.S. European Command Special Security Office, noting penalties under the classified-information penalty framework.
- The inquiry, based on three anonymous complaints and 33 witnesses, highlights grim living conditions at SAG‑U, which Aguto relinquished in August 2024, as NATO plans expand.
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The General General of the U.S. Army, Antonio Agioto, who led the command responsible for the coordination, training and teaming of the Ukrainian army, left a tube with paper classified in a train to Poland over 24 hours and suffered a stroke following a fall, after consuming alcohol in excess of one person in Ukraine, according to a report of the general inspector General of the recently published Pentagon.
US general overseeing Ukraine security assistance left classified maps on train, suffered alcohol-related concussion, watchdog finds
A former U.S. Army general tasked with overseeing U.S.-led military support for Ukraine lost classified maps on a train in Europe and was concussed after an "overindulgence in alcohol" during a dinner in Ukraine, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Defense's Inspector General.
Army general left classified maps on train; concussed after alcohol 'overindulgence': IG report
“We found insufficient evidence to determine who had control of the classified maps once the travelers boarded the train for the return trip,” the watchdog said in the report.
Army general left classified maps on train, concussed after ‘overindulgence’ in alcohol: Inspector general report
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Antonio Aguto, who oversaw the command that coordinated, trained and equipped Ukraine’s military, left a tube of classified maps on a train to Poland for more than 24 hours and …
US Army general who oversaw Ukraine left classified maps on train, overindulged in alcohol: IG report
A Department of Defense investigation found Maj. Gen. Antonio Aguto mishandled classified documents and was "incoherent" during a meeting with Antony Blinken.
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