The United Kingdom sent to Ukraine the mannequin of the “IKEA style” tanks to confuse the Russian army.
This was reported by the British newspaper The Times.
When it was known, the British army sent Ukrainian troops in an IKEA style, looking like systems and aviation tanks, publications.
According to publications, such mannequins can be gathered for a few hours, they themselves act as bait to force Russian armed forces (sun) to defeat the wrong targets.
As Loury Simer, the commander of the Royal Air Force, so that the Russian army could not distinguish a real tank with a mannequin, the British Defense Ministry, along with experts, developed new methods of deception. Digital photography experts about military equipment, print them and send them to Kyiv, where they collect mannequin and send them to the front.
Last year, the British British newspaper Telegraph wrote that Ukraine founded the production of mannequin of expensive military products. The publication reported that in the context of the shortage and the military assistance was delayed from allies, Kyiv had to work overtime.
For the needs of the Ukrainian armed forces, the D-20 missile systems of the D-20 Howitzer and the tank have been produced, as well as the mannequin of the patriotic missile system. The price of the back is $ 10,000, while the actual missile installation costs about $ 1 million.