Russian Soldiers’ Deaths: Using Smartphones in War Zone can be Deadly

Author : Swaratmika Dubey

Source : Sky News

Those who live by the smartphone should be ready to die! Addiction to mobile phones can be literally deadly, especially on the battlefield, as Russians discovered at the stroke of midnight on the New Year. Ukraine began the year with a lethal strike that resulted in the deaths of numerous Russian soldiers. These deaths have been blamed on the Russian soldiers using mobile phones in the war zone. But is that the reality? Or, is Russia just playing its usual blame game?

In the early hours of January 1, Ukraine fired six artillery rockets at a barracks in Makiivka, in the Donetsk region, using its HIMARS system, which was provided by the US. Five cranes and rescue personnel were seen lifting large slabs of concrete under a clear blue sky at the scene in Makiivka, a town in the eastern Donetsk area that is partially under Russian occupation.

Since the war started more than ten months ago, it was one of the worst strikes on Russian soldiers. It also sparked new criticism of the war tactics that Russia has been following.

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Author is a Post Graduate student at Amity Institute of International Studies