But some experts also suggest blaming the troops for deadly attack in Makiivka is a way for the Kremlin to distract from military incompetence
Ukraine’s armed forces claimed the death toll from the attack in Makiivka was 400. Russia has puat the figure at 89 Russian troops may have given away their location in a deadly attack in eastern Ukraine by using their mobile phones to call home for New Year, defence analysts have suggested.
The suggestion was branded “an attempt to smear the blame” by Russian war correspondent Semyon Pegov. However, some experts believe it may have assisted Ukraine in targeting their attack.William Alberque, director of strategy, technology, and arms control at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, told: “There are many open-source tools that can help you identify the location of large numbers of people using the same cell tours, and triangulating their position.
But he also highlighted the potential role played by local people in the area. He cited the example of Kherson in southern Ukraine, where locals were providing information to Ukrainian forces while the city was occupied by Russian troops. Military operations were often “poorly planned and poorly executed”, said Professor Lewis, and there were problems of poor communication, corruption and ill-discipline among the ranks.
“This a major coup for Ukraine’s forces but it’s a long way from achieving military victory overall,” he said. “The key question will be the domestic response [in Russia] to this attack.” Jaroslava Barbieri, a teaching fellow in Russia-West relations at the University of Birmingham, said it is “not entirely clear yet” how the Ukrainian military managed to identify the location of troops in Makiivka.
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