Using a Cell Phone on the Battlefield Revealed Coordinates... Russian Precision Bombing Followed

Frequent Mobile Phone Use by Russian Soldiers
Signal Intelligence Tracking and Location Analysis for Bombing
Ukraine "Up to 400 Casualties"

The Ukrainian military's successful attack on the Russian-occupied city of Makiivka was analyzed to be due to the frequent use of mobile phones by Russian soldiers.

On the 2nd (local time), the Russian state media TASS quoted a judicial official from the pro-Russian separatist government, the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), reporting that a vocational technical school in Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast, which Russian soldiers used as a temporary base, became the target of an attack by the U.S.-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).

The official explained, "The enemy used the intelligence system 'ECHELON' to identify mobile phone usage information and the locations of subscribers." ECHELON is an international communications interception and signals intelligence collection and analysis network operated by the 'Five Eyes' countries: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.

The British daily The Telegraph also reported on the same day that mobile phone data enabled the Ukrainian military to attack the Russian military barracks. According to the report, the Ukrainian military identified the locations of Russian soldiers through mobile phone signals before launching a deadly missile strike.

An analysis revealed that the Ukrainian military successfully struck by tracking the mobile phone usage data of Russian soldiers. Photo by Yonhap News

Previously, it was reported that U.S.-made HIMARS missiles struck the temporary Russian military base in Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast, which is under Russian occupation, resulting in dozens to hundreds of casualties.

On the 2nd, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated in a press release, "Ukraine attacked the temporary Russian military base in Makiivka with four missiles equipped with high-explosive warheads, killing 63 of our soldiers." Videos released online from the area showed the vocational school in Makiivka completely destroyed and reduced to ashes.

Subsequently, the Ukrainian General Staff also issued a statement confirming the attack, saying, "On December 31, up to 10 various enemy equipment units were destroyed or damaged in Donetsk Makiivka." The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense claimed that the death toll could reach up to 400.

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