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Intercepted radio transmissions show Russians ordering troops to attack residential areas.
In one clip, a Russian tells a soldier to “cover the residential area with artillery,” according to the New York Times.
He was also ordered to first remove “property” from the area – likely related to Russian personnel or Russian equipment.
Intercepted radio transmissions reveal Russians have ordered troops in Ukraine to attack residential areas, the New York Times reported.
Audio from unsecured radio networks obtained by The Times shows Russian troops discussing targets as they advance on the Ukrainian city of Makariv on February 27.
A Russian is heard over the radio ordering a serviceman to “cover with artillery” residential areas once the “property” is removed, according to the Times translation.
This was reported by New York Times journalist Christiaan Triebert that “property” was probably a code for “Russian personnel or equipment”.
A Russian, who identifies himself as “Yug-95” on the photo, told the soldier “Buran-30” that “a decision has been made to remove the first ‘property’ from the residential area,” according to a translation of the New York Times.
He then instructed the soldier to “cover the residential area with artillery,” the Times reported.
He repeated the orders twice, The Times reported.
Another clip shows Russian soldiers who appear to be yelling at each other after coming under fire in Makariv.
“My situation is very tense, tanks are approaching,” Buran-30 said in an intercepted radio conversation, according to the Times translation. “I don’t know whose tanks these are, can’t identify them. There is a drone over the area and the area is being fired at from all directions.”
He said he came under fire and was stuck, according to the Times, and was told to call in air support, but it never happened.
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According to The Times translations, Yug-95 then responded by saying, “You forgot about the damn air support! You forgot!
The Times’ audiovisual investigators have partnered with ham radio operators and open-source groups to obtain the radio transmissions, the newspaper said.
The newspaper said the records “reveal an army grappling with logistical problems and communications failures.”
It’s unclear why Russian troops used unsecured radio networks to communicate, but The Verge reported that this became normal during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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