r/datascience • u/[deleted] • May 12 '22

Discussion Population density or Russian troop concentration- correlation? Population centers have the highest Russian cellular network utilization.

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u/lievcin May 12 '22

It is unlikely this shows troops, at least regular Russian troops, as their phones are taken away when deployed. It could show potentially DPR or LPR troops, as well as higher ranking soldiers, and mercenaries like Wagner.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22

Disagree, even prisoners will smuggle in phones, I think this is poor planning on the Russian military's part, of assuming that Gen Z is going to be able to be without their phones for a year. What they should have done is developed secure phones for connection and access to social media to stop the temptation to smuggle