Russia blames HIMARS attack on soldiers' cellphone use



Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that 89 servicemen had been killed in the Ukrainian attack on Makiivka in the Moscow-controlled parts of the Donetsk region, adding the main reason for the attack was unauthorized use of cellphones by the troops.

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26 comments

  1. Regimes fall, its called life. Maybe its simply time for Russia to no longer exist. Like the Ottomans, Romans, and Greeks before them ….

  2. Lol yes you can blame people,mother nature, and everything else. Bottom line is lack of knowledge period. My big question is who’s fault is it?

  3. so now not only are the Russians left in the freezing cold to die but they're going to take their cell phones away so they cant give there loved one's good bye's, I wonder if that was really the reason. either way sad for them and their families

  4. Let me get this straight ? They at war and tik toking at the same time. ?

  5. Not a military failure, just a complete lack of leadership telling the soldiers to not use their cell phones and take pictures of confidential buildings, you can't make this up.

  6. "Sir, with help from the Americans, we've detected over a dozen Happy New Year's messages, all sent from this large building"———–

  7. yeah def just cause of the cellphones nothing else

  8. Them American's and their dam himars are tearing us a new one said Putin to himself. 👍🇬🇧

  9. “Quick. We need another 50 billion US tax dollars then I’m sure we can talk peace”- Zelensky. Ps. How is my friend Sam banknan fried doing? Can we send any lawyers guns or money from Ukraine?

  10. It was a last graduation from this vocational school. If one saw wind will reap a storm.

  11. I always pray to Lord Jesus Christ every day for peace negotiations..talking to each other looking for  peaceful solutions.. Lord Jesus Christ the true Lord..who died on the cross to atone for sins and rose again on the 3rd day.. only Lord Jesus Christ the way to  heaven  (eternal life )..Lord Jesus Christ is Lord in heaven and Lord on earth who died on the cross to atone for sins and rose again on the 3rd day..  only Lord Jesus Christ the way to  heaven or eternal life (a very beautiful heaven with Jesus  ) and LORD  creator of heaven and earth,,,,,,,…….really hate nuclear weapons,,because nuclear weapons  is  big sins.. big sins is the eternal fire of hellfire..nuclear weapons  are  big sins.. big sins is the eternal fire of hellfire..nuclear power plant is big sin..ballistic missiles and hypersonic missilesis big sins..nuclear power plant is big sins…….nuclear weapons  is  big sins.. big sins is the eternal fire of hellfire….

  12. I always pray to Lord Jesus Christ every day for peace negotiations..talking to each other looking for  peaceful solutions.. Lord Jesus Christ the true Lord..who died on the cross to atone for sins and rose again on the 3rd day.. only Lord Jesus Christ the way to  heaven  (eternal life )..Lord Jesus Christ is Lord in heaven and Lord on earth who died on the cross to atone for sins and rose again on the 3rd day..  only Lord Jesus Christ the way to  heaven or eternal life (a very beautiful heaven with Jesus  ) and LORD  creator of heaven and earth,,,,,,,…….really hate nuclear weapons,,because nuclear weapons  is  big sins.. big sins is the eternal fire of hellfire..nuclear weapons  are  big sins.. big sins is the eternal fire of hellfire..nuclear power plant is big sin..ballistic missiles and hypersonic missilesis big sins..nuclear power plant is big sins…….nuclear weapons  is  big sins.. big sins is the eternal fire of hellfire….

  13. In February most experts (including western ones) expected Ukraine to surrender within a week. 11months into the war Ukraine is standing tall and proud and Russia is on the back foot. What an inspiring performance by the Ukrainians!

  14. Time to ship thousands of cell phones to the Russian front.

  15. WW3 will come to the US soon enough

  16. Also, this man is so dead behind the eyes. He knows his time is coming.

  17. Pretty sure it was the "special military operation" that caused those deaths.

  18. My advice to russia to prevent this would be to retreat to moscow. Either one and stay out of ukraine.

  19. So the Ukrainian sends the rockets from last year and Russia gets hit next year thanks

  20. Considering how regularly both sides seem to doxx themselves for clout I'm not surprised in the slightest tbh

  21. Blame it on the "Stupidity of Russian Command and Politicians!

  22. seems like pretty smart tactic

  23. watch …Redacted….ukrain soldiers soo angry at the comedian and the leaders.100% you won't see that clip in all propaganda media "puppet channels" ..They promise to deal with their own …

  24. I love how all of you are making jokes, how at least they didnt miss the news ball drop. Or happy new years to the russia soilders. The jokes will be on you when russia attacks america