According to the intelligence of the UK Ministry of Defence, the Russian Federation's occupation army's Attempts to disguise the ships of the Black Sea Fleet are unlikely to be successful.
Why Russia won't be able to hide the Black Sea Fleet ships from Ukrainian attacks
The military doctrine of the aggressor country, the Russian Federation, provides camouflage and deception methods to increase the protection of the armed forces, mainly ships.
British intelligence noted that ineffective camouflage methods were one of the reasons for Russia's operational failures at the beginning of the large-scale invasion of Ukraine.
British intelligence officials suggest that, most likely, the Russian occupiers are making efforts to improve camouflage methods to mitigate the heavy losses inflicted over the past two years by both the Black Sea Fleet and the Air and Space Forces.
At Russian air bases, camouflage includes mock-ups of aircraft and tyres on aircraft wings.
According to data, silhouettes of gliders are also painted on nine Russian airbases.
How Russia is trying to hide its ships in the Black Sea
The ships of the Black Sea Fleet are painted black on the bow and stern, which probably makes their warships smaller and less attractive targets.
Silhouettes of ships are also painted on the sides of the piers, probably to confuse Ukrainian operators of unmanned aerial vehicles, the message says.
Despite these attempts at concealment, Russian aircraft are still vulnerable to conventional shootdowns while in the air and Russian vessels are still vulnerable whilst on operations in the Black Sea. It is unlikely that the use of camouflage methods will lead to any significant reduction in losses, — the report of British military intelligence emphasises.
