{"id":12882,"date":"2023-01-07T20:08:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T20:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/?p=12882"},"modified":"2023-01-07T20:08:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T20:08:53","slug":"is-cellphone-use-getting-russian-soldiers-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/is-cellphone-use-getting-russian-soldiers-killed\/","title":{"rendered":"Is cellphone use getting Russian soldiers killed?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
Could cellphone usage be behind Russia’s losses in the war? The short answer: yes, it is. <\/span><\/p>\n A Ukrainian missile strike seems to have taken out dozens of Russian soldiers, leaving many others injured. Russian authorities have said that illegal cellphone use by its soldiers is what led to their coming under fire.<\/span><\/p>\n The attack was made using a US-provided Himars multiple launch system. Four of the six rockets launched made an impact, while the other two were downed. But the four that made it did significant damage. According to Russian sources, over 89 soldiers have been killed. However, Ukrainian estimates suggest that over 400 enemy soldiers were taken out during the strike.<\/span><\/p>\n The missile took out a Russian barracks in a Makiivka-based vocational college. The wounded, according to Ukraine’s sources, come up to another 300 troops.<\/span><\/p>\n Russian General Lieutenant Sergei Sevryukov has confirmed that phone signals from these illegal devices made it possible for Kyiv to launch an attack, since they were able to “determine the coordinates of the location of military personnel.” At this point, steps are now in place to “prevent similar tragic incidents in the future” and promised to punish officials responsible for the failure.<\/span><\/p>\n The strike has taken a chunk out of the Kremlin’s offence and is the biggest attack of its kind in the war so far.<\/span><\/p>\n