US general overseeing Ukraine lost secret maps, drank to concussion

March 18, 2026

TL;DR

Major General Antonio Aguto Jr. improperly handled classified maps during an April 2024 trip to Ukraine.
Classified maps were left on a train from Ukraine to Germany and recovered 24 hours later.
Aguto attended a six-hour dinner in Kiev and reportedly drank approximately two 500ml bottles of chacha (Georgian brandy).
He fell multiple times in his hotel room and en route to the US Embassy, sustaining a moderate-to-severe concussion.
Witnesses described Aguto as disheveled and cognitively diminished at a meeting the day after his falls.
Investigators attributed the falls to alcohol overindulgence and found policy violations.
Aguto disagreed with the findings, citing verbal permission from his superior.
He relinquished command in August 2024 and retired.
His tenure oversaw significant US military support for Ukraine.
Moscow has consistently condemned Western military aid to Kiev.

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