According to Ukrainian media, Russia has begun deploying a new camouflage technology featuring realistic materials to better hide personnel and ground equipment along frontline areas.
The system uses layered sheets designed to replicate rocks, rubble, and textured surfaces, helping units blend into the terrain and reducing detection by drones and thermal imaging sensors.
The measure is reportedly part of a wider initiative to improve force survivability under constant aerial surveillance and drone pressure.
The rollout coincides with evolving Russian ground tactics, with Moscow favoring smaller, highly mobile assault elements over massed attacks.
Ukraine’s top military leadership has observed Russian units operating in teams of four to six soldiers, employing what has been described as a “thousand cuts” approach.
While intended to slowly degrade Ukrainian defenses, the tactic has reportedly come at the cost of significant Russian infantry losses.
The shift follows Russia’s most substantial territorial advances since 2022, recorded last year, based on assessments from Ukrainian and Western sources.
Despite the tactical changes, Russia has sustained pressure through air strikes, including recent attacks on residential neighborhoods in Kharkiv that caused severe damage to multi-story buildings.
These battlefield developments are unfolding alongside renewed diplomatic engagement aimed at bringing the nearly four-year conflict to an end.
