The Russians have begun to more actively camouflage their ships in the Black Sea and aircraft at their air bases. However, these methods are unlikely to bring results and significantly reduce enemy losses. This is stated in a new report by the British Ministry of Defense based on intelligence, UNN writes.
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According to British intelligence, Russian military doctrine pays great attention to the use of "camouflage" and "disguise" to protect its troops and conceal operational intentions.
The lack of effective use of "camouflage" is said to have been one of the key reasons for Russia's failures in the early stages of its invasion of Ukraine.
Russian forces have most likely made efforts to increase and improve the effectiveness of the use of camouflage to compensate for the heavy losses suffered over the past two years in both the Black Sea Fleet and the Air Force
The intelligence service said that at Russian air bases, camouflage includes models of dummy aircraft and tires on the wings of aircraft. There are also reportedly painted silhouettes of aircraft at nine Russian air bases.
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In the maritime sphere, the Black Sea Fleet's ships have a black bow and stern, presumably to make their warships appear smaller and less attractive targets.
According to British intelligence, the silhouettes of ships are also painted on the sides of the berths, probably to confuse Ukrainian drone operators.
Despite these attempts at camouflage, Russian aircraft are still vulnerable to conventional strikes while in the air, and Russian ships are still vulnerable during operations in the Black Sea. It is unlikely that the use of camouflage will lead to a significant reduction in casualties