Russia is trying to mess up Ukraine's air defense by deploying decoy flares on its missiles, soldier says

• Russia has started using decoy flares on its missiles, a Ukrainian soldier said.
• The flares can trick air defense systems trying to take them out.
• The soldier said this is a new tactic and is a problem for Ukraine's Stinger missiles.

A Ukrainian soldier said Russia has started adopting a new tactic in its invasion of Ukraine: deploying decoy flares from missiles, which can cause problems for Ukrainian air defense systems.