US Army general who oversaw Ukraine left classified maps on train, overindulged in alcohol: IG report

The U.S. Army wide who led the military's effort to coordinate enactment for Ukraine near classified documents connected a bid successful Europe and improperly drank excessively overmuch intoxicant 1 nighttime during a societal occasion, according to a study by the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General.

Maj. Gen. Antonio Aguto, present retired, was commandant of the Security Assistance Group-Ukraine, based successful Wiesbaden, Germany, from 2022 done August 2024.

Aguto was returning from Ukraine to Germany connected April 3, 2024 erstwhile helium had classified maps, which were stored successful a cylindrical conduit alternatively than being decently packaged successful double-wrapping oregon a locked instrumentality due to the fact that of their size, the March 12 study states, based connected interviews with 33 witnesses. 

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The. Maj. Gen. General Antonio Aguto (left) with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy astatine U.S. Army Europe and Africa office successful Wiesbaden, Germany December 14, 2023.  (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS )

When the bid arrived successful Poland connected the greeting of April 4, the question enactment departed but near the representation conduit containing the classified documents connected the train.

Despite not being the 1 designated to transportation materials connected and disconnected the train, Aguto told investigators helium took work for the impermanent nonaccomplishment of the maps.

The classified documents were located connected the bid and delivered to the U.S. Embassy by a Ukrainian bid attendant 24 hours aft they were noticed missing. 

In summation to the missing documents, the study noted an incidental connected May 13, 2024 erstwhile Aguto drank 2 500 ml bottles of Chacha, a Georgian brandy containing 40-50% alcohol, during a subject lawsuit portion connected a nine-day travel to Ukraine. 

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Later that evening, Aguto mislaid his equilibrium and fell backward successful his edifice room, resulting successful a concussion, the study said. 

The adjacent morning, helium fell again and was incoherent during a high-level gathering that time with the then-Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, and Ukrainian subject generals, the IG study said. The witnesser said Aguto seemed "not himself" and questioned whether helium should conscionable with Blinken. 

While en way to the U.S. Embassy and moving late, Aguto fell, hitting his jaw connected the factual and tearing his jacket.

Aguto showed up to the gathering looking "completely disheveled" and "out of it," according to 1 witness. The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine told investigators that helium was disquieted Aguto had been drugged. 

Others reported him slurring words and acting "cognitively diminished." He was diagnosed with a concussion during a infirmary visit. 

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"His quality was disheveled, his eyes were bloodshot, helium had a ample and disposable coiled connected his elbow, helium spoke much slowly, helium seemed confused, helium asked the aforesaid question repeatedly, and helium often returned to the aforesaid topic," the study states. "Later successful the day helium sought aesculapian attention, which confirmed helium had suffered a mean to terrible concussion."

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Investigators aboriginal determined Aguto's falls were from an "overindulgence" of alcohol. Efforts to scope retired to Aguto were not instantly successful.