Your Thursday Briefing: Russia Blames Its Dead Soldiers

In addition, Kim Jong-un introduces a possible successor.
ImageWorkers yesterday removed the debris from the destroyed building where Russian soldiers were.Credit...Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters
Russia blames its dead soldiers
Russia said yesterday that the unauthorized use of mobile phones by its soldiers in the Donetsk region was the "main reason" why Ukraine was able to launch a deadly attack on New Year's Day. The Ministry of Defense said Ukraine was using cellphone data to pinpoint its locations. blame. They said the Department of Defense statement was an attempt to blame the base rather than their commanders.
They argued that the leadership failed to take precautions to protect the troops, such as dispersing newly arrived soldiers to safer locations and housing them away from ammunition.
Background: Russian soldiers' use of hotlines is a known vulnerability, often revealing force positions. Ukraine has killed at least one general and his staff after he spoke on an unsecured phone, US officials say. including a deputy commander. The adjustment from its initial figure of 63 is a rare finding of losses.

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Your Thursday Briefing: Russia Blames Its Dead Soldiers

In addition, Kim Jong-un introduces a possible successor.

Workers removed debris yesterday from the destroyed building where Russian soldiers had been staying.

Russia blames its dead soldiers

Russia said yesterday that the unauthorized use of mobile phones by its soldiers in the Donetsk region was the "main reason" why Ukraine was able to launch a deadly attack on New Year's Day. The Ministry of Defense said Ukraine was using cellphone data to pinpoint its locations. blame. They said the Department of Defense statement was an attempt to blame the base rather than their commanders.

They argued that the leadership failed to take precautions to protect the troops, such as dispersing newly arrived soldiers to safer locations and housing them away from ammunition.

Background: Russian soldiers' use of hotlines is a known vulnerability, often revealing force positions. Ukraine has killed at least one general and his staff after he spoke on an unsecured phone, US officials say. including a deputy commander. The adjustment from its initial figure of 63 is a rare finding of losses.