The text describes a series of radio transmissions intercepted from Russian soldiers in Ukraine. The intercepts reveal real-time battlefield communications, indicating that the Russian military is facing significant challenges, including issues with air support, fuel, and potential war crimes. The transmissions were collected by ham radio operators and open source groups worldwide, focusing on the first 24 hours of the Russian assault on a small town.
The intercepts provide a rare, unvarnished view into the operations of an invading army, plagued by communication errors and logistical problems. The identities of the Russian troops were determined by linking these radio exchanges with visual evidence and eyewitness accounts.
The intercepts were cross-checked with visuals to document sites and times of Russian military activity. The captured fragments, mostly visual and audio, were pieced together to establish the dynamics playing out on the ground during the first attack on Makarev.
The Russian troops' language was often raw and openly disclose attack plans. There were multiple instances where Russians appeared to have openly fired on civilians around Makarova. Visual evidence and interviews show that Russian forces did take significant losses.
Over the course of the initial battle, the skies were rocked with explosions. In a series of radio exchanges, it was heard how communication failures delayed urgent requests for air support amid mounting casualties. Video evidence suggests some Russian units were not only attacked but left stranded.
The radio chatter is full of troops who lack critical supplies. Russian forces are now using more code words and cell phones to communicate, but signals are still compromised. The New York Times has found that even many generals are using unsecured phones and radios. Ukrainian officials claim they have been pushing Russians out of the town of Makariff for now, but fighting in the area continues.
1. The text contains radio transmissions intercepted from Russian soldiers in Ukraine.
2. The transmissions reveal real-time battlefield communications between rank and file units on the front lines.
3. The Russian military is facing major challenges in getting air support, fuel, and possibly committing war crimes.
4. Some Russian military units are using unencrypted frequencies, which means their conversations can be listened in and recorded.
5. Hundreds of recordings were collected, painstakingly captured by ham radio operators and open source groups across the world.
6. The focus was on radio intercepts from the first 24 hours of the Russian assault on a small town along a strategic highway about 30 miles west of Keith.
7. The intercepts give a rare unvarnished window into the operations of an invading army plagued by communication errors and logistical problems.
8. The radio exchanges were linked with visual evidence and eyewitness accounts to determine that these were Russian troops speaking.
9. The intercepts mentioned specific battle locations around Makarov that were later verified by visuals and geo-located to document sites and times of Russian military activity.
10. The captured fragments are mostly visual and audio, not necessarily the full sequence of events, but by piecing them together, the dynamics of the first attack on Makarov can be established.
11. The Russian troops openly disclose attack plans for anyone to hear.
12. The language used by the Russian troops is often raw and raw.
13. Visual evidence and interviews show multiple instances where Russians appeared to have openly fired on civilians around Makarova.
14. The skies were rocked with explosions over the course of the initial battle.
15. In a series of radio exchanges, communication failures delay urgent requests for air support amid mounting casualties.
16. Video evidence suggests some Russian units were not only attacked but left stranded.
17. The radio chatter is full of troops who lack critical supplies.
18. Russian forces are now using more code words and cell phones to communicate, but signals are still compromised.
19. The New York Times has found that even many generals are using unsecured phones and radios, which has led to at least one getting tracked and killed by Ukrainians.
20. Ukrainian officials claim they have been pushing Russians out of the town of Makariff for now, but fighting in the area continues.