As Russia Plots Its Next Move, an AI Listens to the Chatter

A radio transmission between several Russian soldiers in Ukraine in early March, captured from an unencrypted channel, reveals panicked and confused comrades retreating after coming under artillery fire. "Vostok, I am Sneg 02. On the highway we have to turn left, fuck," one of the soldiers says in Russian using code names meaning "East" and "Snow 02." No need to move further. Later, a third soldier tries to make contact with another codenamed "South 95": "Yug 95, do you have contact with a senior? The third Russian soldier continues, becoming increasingly agitated: "Get on the radio.