Lovett: Shutting down cell networks impairs Russian military coordination on WhatsApp
Connor Lovett · Weekly Recap - Elon Vs Trump, Ukraine's Drone Attack, Cluely Update & OpenAI CRO · Jun 7, 2025 · at 12:53
Connor Lovett, defense tech investor at Lightspeed Venture Partners, addresses whether Russia can defend against Ukrainian drone attacks simply by disabling local cellular coverage.
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“This is like a dirty little secret that nobody talks about. You know, yes, you have your military systems that are protected and all that, But a lot of coordination is happening through WhatsApp, a lot of coordination on, and so all of a sudden you turn off the cell networks, you're actually inhibiting your own defense, your own response, the first responder, you know, the you know, getting your own people out of there.”
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