When a simple smartphone shakes the Russian troops
Cyber-stalking, bullying, theft... we all know that smartphones can do some damage to young people (and the not-so-young). It seems Russian soldiers are not immune to this either.
For the military, the use of a cell phone represents a mortal risk. According to a report published in Foreign Policy magazine, picked up by Business Insider and now by Korii, the US Army was able during a recent exercise to locate an Apache helicopter, undetectable under normal circumstances. The culprit? The pilot's smartphone, which gave a speed warning: 193 km/h.
On slightly less recent occurrences (December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2023), Korii reports that several Russian reservists from a barracks in Makiïvka (eastern Ukraine) had switched on their smartphones on New Year's Eve, perhaps to send greetings. “The military base was then pulverized by strikes from Ukrainian M142 Himars rocket launchers, which killed between 89 and 400 people”, according to the official reports from both sides.
Four days after the attack, the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that the use of smartphones by the Makiïvka soldiers was responsible for their loss. "It is already clear that the main reason for the strike was the massive switching on and use by personnel of cell phones, in an area within range of enemy artillery, contrary to the ban. [...] This enabled the enemy to locate [...] [Russian] military personnel and launch a missile strike”, emphasized Russian general Sergei Sevryukov.
(Manon Pierre - Source: Korii - Photo: Unsplash)
