Russia is using a World War I camouflage design to try and fool Ukrainian drones

Dazzle camouflage worked on 20th century warships, but 21st century drones are another story.

The Russians are using spray paint to fight the Ukrainian robot drones that are decimating their Army’s supply lines. They are painting trucks with stark black-and-white zigzags and blotches covering everything from the chassis to the tires.

Yes, you read that right. It’s 2026, and the Russian army is slapping a paint job on its logistics trucks that would look right at home on a 1918 battleship.

The British started to paint ships with this type of “dazzle” camouflage during World War I........

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