The new electronic warfare

[bayonetbrant]

https://www.businessinsider.com/officials-tricked-nato-troops-into-disobeying-orders-with-social-media-2019-2

"The Russians are adept at identifying Ukrainian positions by their electrometric signatures," US Army Col. Liam Collins wrote in Army Magazine last summer.

"In one tactic, soldiers receive texts telling them they are 'surrounded and abandoned.' Minutes later, their families receive a text stating, 'Your son is killed in action,' which often prompts a call or text to the soldiers," he wrote, according to Task & Purpose. "Minutes later, soldiers receive another message telling them to 'retreat and live,' followed by an artillery strike to the location where a large group of cellphones was detected."

they're not very complimentary of the US either

[BanzaiCat]

Well that begs a question I never thought of - would US soldiers have their cell phones with them, in their pockets, when deployed? I guess they would. I would have guessed they would not have been allowed them in the field, but what the heck do I know.

[bbmike]

I wonder if Russian soldiers have their cell phones with them.

[bayonetbrant]

I wonder if Russian soldiers have their cell phones with them.

yes


https://nypost.com/2014/07/31/soldiers-selfies-might-prove-russias-role-in-ukraine/

[Sir Slash]

I wonder what R. Lee Ermy would have to say about this. I bet it wouldn't be pretty, entertaining as hell but, not pretty.

[bbmike]

I wonder if Russian soldiers have their cell phones with them.

yes


https://nypost.com/2014/07/31/soldiers-selfies-might-prove-russias-role-in-ukraine/

Then let's hope we're just as adept at identifying their positions.