"WhatsApp kills": Phones of Russian soldiers on the forefront threaten the safety of operations - ISW

According to the Russian source, the Armed Forces intercepts correspondence in the messengers of Russian soldiers, documents, screenshots and other media. Russian sources complain that soldiers on the front line continue to use electronic devices, applications and messengers, which threatens the operational security of Russian operations. About it reports "Institute of War Study" in the summary of December 1.

The well -known guarantee Russian "hactaunt" on November 30 published a probable report of Ukrainian intelligence, which stated that the forces of Ukraine's defense had intercepted all the personal messages of the Russians, who were sent to one section of the front during the day. The Russian source mentioned that the report, which is referred to, is relatively small compared to other similar layouts.

However, according to him, the Armed Forces intercepts correspondence from WhatsApp Russian soldiers, documents, screenshots and other media. According to one of the so -called troops, no detailed lectures, nor warnings about the danger of WhatsApp and SMS in the war zone, it seems that they do not change the communication habits of Russian soldiers. He warned that "WhatsApp kills" Russian servicemen and that rigid measures were needed against the use of applications.