One of the many surprising failures of the Russian invasion force in Ukraine has been in radio communications
has been in radio communications. There have been stories of troops resorting to commercial walkie-talkies and Ukrainians intercepting their frequencies. This may not sound as serious as a lack of modern tanks or missiles, but it helps explain why Russian forces seem poorly co-ordinated, are falling victim to ambushes andso many troops, reportedly including seven generals.
Nor is it clear if Azart works as intended. Developing a reliable and secure system is tricky. The British army experienced compatibility problems and delays with its new Bowman radios in the 2000s, and America wasted billions of dollars on its Joint Tactical Radio System, which was designed to replace a patchwork of different systems with a single one. Parts of the programme were eventually cancelled.
Ukrainian defenders have been sharing known military frequencies, recording Russian communications and uploading to them for volunteers to transcribe and parse for information. Some of these supposed radio intercepts sound like Ukrainian propaganda. These include conversations in which Russian commanders report that half their troops are suffering from frostbite, that they do not have enough transport for all their dead or that they are being hit by friendly fire. But many seem genuine.
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