The secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council on Wednesday called the behavior of Ukrainian citizens posting videos of Russian missile and drone attacks unacceptable and said he was convinced they would be held accountable.
“We have the not very pleasant case of our citizens who, not understanding how dangerous the situation is, post videos,” Oleksii Danilov told the national television news service, referring to recordings of Russian missile interceptions by the Ukrainian air defenses broadcast on social networks. media. “I’m sure those who do these things will end up being held accountable,” he said.
Since the beginning of this war, the Ukrainian authorities have asked its citizens to avoid the publication of videos recorded inside Ukraine with interceptions of Russian missiles or drones or showing the consequences of these attacks.
The display of some of these videos allows Russia to know in detail the place where its missiles landed and, thus, correct the trajectory in future attacks. In addition, the interception recordings can give an idea of the location of the Ukrainian anti-aircraft defenses.
Calls to avoid such posts intensified after the massive attack on Kiev on Tuesday morning, in which the Ukrainian air force said it had shot down 18 Russian missiles, including six Kinzhal supersonic rockets.
Russia guarantees, for its part, that it collided with a Patriot anti-aircraft system that Ukraine had received from its Western partners.
Source: TSF