Source: https://
nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/russ
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Russia and Ukraine perfected the art of decoy vehicles
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Ukraine must choose: hold fire or waste SAMs on decoys in air war
Ukraine must choose—hold fire and risk real drones breaking through, or shoot and burn its scarce SAMs. Decoys now shape the air war and the artillery duel. 5X
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Russia fires decoy drones to overwhelm Kyiv’s air defenses
Moscow fires decoy drones. In big raids, about half mimic Shaheds on radar, Air Force spox Yurii Ihnat. Aim: overload air defenses and make Kyiv spend a missile on a drone that costs peanuts. 4/
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Ukrainian M777 decoys absorb multiple Russian Lancet strikes
Kyiv fields ~150 real M777s. Decoys shield them. Units move real guns, then park fakes to draw more fire. Teams patch decoys in minutes and “resurrect” them, inviting repeat hits. One mock gun ate a dozen Lancets. 3/
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Ukraine and Russia flood war with decoys to waste enemy ammo
Ukraine and Russia now flood the war with decoys, fake tanks, guns, and drones, to soak up recon and missiles. In some units, up to 50% of systems are decoys. Many move and throw heat signatures. Goal: waste the enemy’s ammo and hide real kit, National Interest. 1/
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Russia drafts Ukrainian boys in occupied Zaporizhzhia, naturalizes abducted children
GlobSec logged draft notices for boys in occupied Zaporizhzhia. Save Ukraine pulled a Kherson teen who had already served a year in Russia’s army. Yale’s Nathaniel Raymond says Russia naturalizes abducted kids to create draft cover and erase identity. 1.6M grow up under
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Russia prepares Ukrainian children to fight for it
Source: https://theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/10/how-russia-is-grooming-ukraines-children-to-fight-for-it-i-understood-it-wasnt-just-play …
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Camp rules ban Ukrainian language and colors, staff punishes boys
Camp rules ban Ukrainian language and yellow-blue colors. Staff punished Ukrainian boys: forced them to strip to underwear and do punishing drills. Parents who refuse risk losing custody, says GlobSec’s Megan Gittoes. 4/
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Yale maps Russian camps in Ukraine
Yale’s team mapped over 100 camps. Satellite images confirm shooting ranges and military-vehicle training. Camp media show children in Russian uniforms with red armbands used in Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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UK sanctioned Avangard; camp certificates let graduates join Russian army
The UK sanctioned Avangard in Nov 2023. Camps hand out certificates that let graduates join the Russian army, Sonya’s instructors told her this. After camp, her younger brother vowed to enlist and started parroting Kremlin lines. 2/