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- Russia has painted fake fighter jets on its air bases to fool Ukraine, according to British intelligence.
- This is an attempt to make the enemy target the decoy instead of the real planes.
- But Russia has sabotaged itself by landing a helicopter over the painted fighter jet.
- This shows “the extent of Russian concern about future Ukrainian attacks”, according to the British.
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It has been seen several times that Russia paints fake fighter planes on its air bases, in an attempt to deceive the enemy.
Satellite images from the Crimean peninsula at the end of February show precisely an image of a painted Russian Sukhoj Su-30 fighter plane, which is supposed to act as a lure for Ukrainians.
But satellite images, published by https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1775094054444785745 shows that Russia has braced itself by landing a helicopter – directly above the painted fighter jet.
The purpose of the painted fighters is for Russia’s enemy to aim at the decoy instead of firing at the real goods.
Trying to make sure
According to the British, the painting of the fake warplanes can be seen as a response to Ukraine’s ability to carry out long-range drone attacks against Russian bases.
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“As a result of successful Ukrainian attacks on military locations, it is likely that Russia has been forced to implement a number of decoys and techniques in an attempt to confuse Ukrainian forces,” the UK intelligence report said on Tuesday.
British intelligence observed this particular sight at Kirovskoe airfield, in the eastern part of the occupied Crimean peninsula, at the end of February.
No shade
But this is also not the first time that such decoys have been observed at Russian air bases.
Painted planes have also been observed deep inside Russia, as shown in a case from the newspaper Business Insider in February.
Satellite images show that they are often painted in a white color, and although they have some gray or blue markings, it is clear that there are no actual shadows under the planes – unlike the real planes parked nearby.
The picture of the helicopter, which British intelligence has published, shows precisely that the helicopter casts a shadow, while the painted plane has no shadow.
The Russian move shows “the extent of Russian concern about future Ukrainian attacks”, the intelligence report says.
– Russian helicopters still regularly land on the painted false silhouettes of fighter planes, thus completely undermining the attempt at deception, the British write.
