At least 89 Russian military personnel were killed after Ukraine bombed a school building which Russia had “almost certainly” taken over for military use, according to the U.K. Ministry of Defense. The MoD said the high number of casualties was likely caused by ammunition being stored near to troop accommodation.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has acknowledged that the cause of a deadly strike in the occupied city of Makiivka was due to the widespread use of cell phones by Russian soldiers, which allowed Ukrainian forces to track and determine their locations.
However, this explanation has been met with criticism from some pro-Kremlin leaders and military experts. An influential military blogger has dismissed the MoD’s account, and the leader of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in eastern Ukraine has implied that there is discord in the Russian command over Moscow’s role in the conflict.
The incident has highlighted the unprofessional practices of the Russian military, which has a record of unsafe ammunition storage from well before the current war. It also serves as a reminder of the risks of using cell phones in a conflict zone, as the widespread use of them by Russian soldiers was what allowed Ukraine to track and determine their locations.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has yet to comment on the criticism of their explanation for the deadly strike in Makiivka.
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