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They didn't know where the front line was?

• rezeroed 6y ago
  You're involved in a conflict and you don't know where the front line is?
  • TeMPOraL 6y ago
    They knew where the front line was, they were trying to learn where the Ukrainian forces were positioned along that front line.
    • rezeroed 6y ago
      Right, so back to the question - why not just monitor front line cells for activity, which i think can be done without making calls?
      • TeMPOraL 6y ago
        I'm guessing: they needed a way to distinguish the troops from the civilians living in the area. By triggering a mass amount of calls to frontline soldiers, they made their positions light up in front of the overall background.