Russia is painting drones black so they are harder to spot at night, UK intel says

• Russia is darkening drones to make them harder to spot at night, the UK MOD said.
• Ukraine's air force also said Russia was painting its drones black.
• Ukraine's national guard shared photos of downed Russian drones that appear black.

Russia is painting some of its attack drones black to make them harder to see at night, according to UK intelligence.

In an intelligence update on Wednesday, the UK Ministry of Defence said that some Russian uncrewed aerial vehicles had been painted with a black finish.

This was "making it harder to visually identify the incoming drones at night," it said.