Russia painted fake fighter jets at its airfields, new satellite images show, likely to trick Ukraine into not blowing up the real deal

• New satellite images show Russia appears to have painted fake fighter jets at one of its air bases.
• It's not the first time Moscow has done this, and analysts say it's an attempt to confuse Ukraine.
• Both Russia and Ukraine have used decoys and deceptive tactics throughout the war.

Newly captured satellite images of a Russian military base reveal that Moscow's troops have painted several fake fighter jets on the ground in an apparent bid to fool Ukraine.

Decoy tactics such as this are not a new characteristic of the Ukraine war, but they highlight an important aspect of it: deception.