Open-source satellite imagery shows what appears to be a Russian plan to deceive Ukrainian drones.
"These apparent decoys were created over the past few months at the base, which is one of several used by Russian aircraft operating in Ukraine," added Africk, whomRussia has reportedly used decoys throughout the war in Ukraine. Soon after the start of the invasion, U.
S intelligence officials said that Moscow's Iskander-M missiles, believed to be fired from mobile launchers in Belarus and Russia, were deploying dart-shaped munitions as decoys to trick Ukrainian air defense systems,Even before the start of Moscow's invasion, it was reported that Russia had deployed a"decoy army" of inflatable tanks, missiles and fighter jets to deceive Kyiv and its allies.
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