Ukrainian man uses Apple’s ‘Find My’ feature on stolen AirPods to trace Russian troops

A Ukrainian man managed to trace Russian troop actions by way of his stolen AirPods.
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A Ukrainian man has been secretly following the actions of Russian troops — through the use of Apple’s system monitoring function to pinpoint his stolen AirPods.

Vitaliy Semenets stated his Bluetooth earbuds had been swiped from his house in Hostomel, about 17 miles northwest of Kyiv, early throughout Russia’s invasion, in accordance with the Instances of London.

He quickly realized that he may use Apple’s “Discover My” function to hint the looted units, permitting him to hint their path as invading forces retreated from the obvious preliminary plan of storming the capital.

He tracked his stolen earbuds as they crossed the border into Belarus, after which once they reached Belgorod, the Russian metropolis the place troops have massed to arrange for the assault on the Donbas, the UK Instances stated.

Semenets shared his sneaky trick on Instagram, tagging Apple.

“Because of know-how, I do know the place my AirPods [are] now,” he wrote alongside a map of their location.

He stated they had been “looted” by Russian “orcs,” the fictional “The Lord of the Rings” monsters whose title many Ukrainians use to explain warmongering Russian forces.

His submit shortly racked up greater than 28,000 likes, with one commenter writing, “@apple please get him substitute airpods.”

A map depicting Russian troop actions throughout the invasion of Ukraine.

A big Ukrainian transport that was destroyed on the Gostomel airfield close to Kyiv.

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Kinfolk of a civilian man exhumed from his yard react in Gostomel village, Kyiv area, on April 12, 2022.

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Vitaliy Semenets used the “Discover My” function out there on Apple merchandise to observe the progress of the stolen AirPods.

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A broken Ukrainian transport airplane after a battle.

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A priest and kinfolk react close to the exhumed physique of Gostomel’s mayor Yuriy Prylypko, who was buried close to a church in Gostomel village, Kyiv area, on April 12, 2022.

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A hangar with a broken Ukrainian transport airplane after a heavy battle on the Gostomel airfield.

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The person tracked his stolen earbuds as they crossed the border into Belarus, after which once they reached Belgorod, the Russian metropolis the place troops have massed to arrange for the assault on the Donbas.

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Social media has performed a key position for Ukraine throughout the conflict, with others utilizing apps to assist share images of troops’ actions. President Volodymyr Zelensky has additionally used it to offer his residents — and the world — common updates and appeals for worldwide help.