Ukrainian Man Tracks Russian Troop Movements With Stolen Airpods

After his apartment was looted by Russian soldiers, Ukrainian Vitaliy Semenets has been tracking the location of his AirPods for clues on Russian troop movements. Semenets joins Morning Joe to discuss.

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Ukrainian Man Tracks Russian Troop Movements With Stolen Airpods

[mefford]

Much respect for the Ukrainian people’s resourcefulness and quick thinking! 👏🏻👏🏻

[resQfurppl]

Ukrainians are BRILLIANT!!! i have so much respect for them, their strength, intelligence & determination is admirable. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦!!

[davidgriffin]

Nobody ever accused these war criminals of being smart

[eugenes]

One Ukrainian guy saw on his mobile phone that CCTV of his home showed that russian occupants (tanks, armored personnel carriers, a total of 12 units) parked hiding at his home near Kyiv. He contacted a Ukrainian Military and they bombed these units. He didn't care he lost his home

[josephnguyen]

Everyday, I'm amazed by the inventiveness and resiliency of the Ukrainian people. Slava Ukraini!

[chelittle]

Smart move by this guy. I'm sure the Ukrainian military is putting this information to good use

[robertmaybeth]

As an American - I can say one good thing out of all this, is we are finally supporting a people who are worthy of our support!

[BobJacobson]

Tracking enemy troops! Apple, take out a patent! Seriously, another tribute to the Ukrainians' versatility and resourcefulness. "Lend me your VitalyPods, I sense a Putin is near...!"

[timkline]

Apple should run with this and make an app that lets you see where all of Ukraine's stolen iphones are located, always updated in real time.

[internetpeople]

This shouldn’t be a news. This should be military secret

[peteJoseph-xh]

They shouldn’t have ever said a thing about this.

[longyu]

This is why *DISCIPLINE* is important for soldiers. These barbarians gave in to their desire to loot and lo! they get tracked by the electronics they stole.

[Timzart]

A lot of Russian soldiers are from poorer areas and they would never have a luxury like this and know about the tracking feature.

[DixonDixon]

Some things should remain a secret and Not reported!!!
Let the Russian soldiers keep making stupid mistake!!! 🙄

[michaelmyers]

I guess this dude and the media haven't heard the saying: Don't interrupt your enemy when he's making mistakes.

[ralphyork]

Maybe they should have said nothing and began to leave all sorts of stuff to be stolen ... preferably with GPS trackers.

[lechien]

Clever and imaginative, using it to track his airpods, needless to say they will be reentering Ukraine soon and then easy enough to get even. Ukrainians are obviously ahead of the game 🇺🇦 .

[joseville]

Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake.

Part of that includes

Don't let your enemy know they're making a mistake.

[gregparrott]

What a story or contrasts - We learn of Vitaliy's sad experience returning home, how the spirit of Ukrainians grew as they proved their will and ability to fight was more than a match against the Russians, and then followed by the humorous, potential militarization of 'airpod tracking' (or any similar device with a tracking feature)
Thank you Vitaliy for sharing your experience. After Putin's debacle ends, Ukaine will rebuild even stronger than before. Slava Ukraini !

[MH-jseg]

Think this is great, but maybe don’t let Russia know? Continue to let them unwittingly provide critical info?