Thread by @jseldin

#Russia in #Syria - "That airspace is particularly dynamic & crowded" but no indications #Moscow is engaging in unsafe behavior, per @PentagonPresSec BrigGen Patrick Ryder

He adds it is something to keep an eye on...

Allegations of #disinformation ops from @DeptofDefense via social media - "Our DoD policy team has requested a review..." per @PentagonPresSec

NEW: Pentagon says "sham" referendums in Russia|n held parts of #Ukraine won't impact support for #Kyiv

@PentagonPresSec calls it "part of their playbook...to lay the groundwork to essentially annex #Ukrainian territory"

MORE: #Moscow's move to push referendums in parts of #Russian-held #Ukraine "simply an information operation that's meant to distract" from Russia's military woes" per @PentagonPresSec

"Neither @facebook no @Twitter have provided us with that information" per @PentagonPresSec on deleted accounts ID'd as part of an alleged US disinformation campaign

https://twitter.com/jseldin/status/1572258770901925891?s=20&t=dirUkUUn-4GoxIN527svPQ

"I'm not going to put a timeline on the review" per @PentagonPresSec, describing the review as "due diligence"

"These are not public affairs operations. These are military support operations"

Psych ops - "Truth is always the preferred options" per @PentagonPresSec

But he says there are times "where you may want to use information in a way that is going to help them think a certain way - not truthful information"

"We have not reviewed the information. We can't make the assumption this is DoD" per @PentagonPresSec

Any Pentagon info ops - "they're going to be done within the policy & safeguards we've put in place" per @PentagonPresSec

"We have clear policy & guidance that's communicated to all our military units on this" per @PentagonPresSec

MISO - Military Information Support Operations - "going to target adversary population, adversary leaders" per @PentagonPresSec

Says it is typically truthful information to push back against disinformation & "it can be part of the military planning cycle"

#Russia's push for referenda in #Ukraine "simply an information operation that's meant to distract from the difficult state that the Russian military currently finds itself in right now" per @PentagonPresSec

#Russia|n backed referenda in occupied #Ukraine-"no one will view such sham referenda with any credibility" per @PentagonPresSec

"We will continue to work w/Ukraine & our international partners to provide them [Ukraine] w/the support they need to defend their territory"