According to the Russian military, soldiers’ use of illegal cell phones allowed the enemy to pinpoint its target.Although the number of fatalities is unconfirmed, it is the highest death toll admitted by Russia during the conflict.Ukraine asserts the number is much higher, claiming 400 soldiers were killed, and 300 were injured in the attack.
At 00:01 local time on New Year’s Day, according to Russia, six rocket launches from a vocational college using a Himars rocket system manufactured in the United States; two were shot down.
Lt. Col. Bachurin, the regiment’s second-in-command, was among those killed, the defense ministry announced early Wednesday morning via Telegram.
The incident is being investigated by a commission, according to the statement.He said that it is “already obvious” that the primary reason for the strike was the presence and “mass use” of mobile phones by troops inside the range of Ukrainian weaponry, despite this beings prohibited.This allowed the enemy to find and calculate military personnel locations to launch a missile attack.
RUSSIAN BLAMES SOLDIERS’ MOBILE PHONES FOR THE UKRAINIAN MISSILE ATTACK
