[BobL]

For those who don’t know, having worked a bit in Counter Intelligence, people operating in command centers need to be located near the front lines as they need to HARD WIRE their commanders in the field, in order to avoid interception of their radio signals.

And that’s why so many Westerners had their ‘last pizza party’ so close to the front lines.

[freeandfreezing]

people operating in command centers need to be located near the front lines as they need to HARD WIRE

Maybe the Russians are still using the old crank telephones, but modern militaries use radios, satellite links, and other forms of communication.

Are you in Russia somewhere?