The Russian Federation continues to camouflage ships in Sevastopol: what is this for (photo, video)

After the attacks of Ukrainian sea drones, the Russian Federation is trying to find ways to mislead both "osinters" and operators of such devices. The Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation continues the practice of camouflage of its fleet in occupied Sevastopol. The Osint H and Sutton analyst told what goals the occupiers can pursue. For the first time, the camouflage of a ship in the Russian Federation became known on June 22, when the Admiral Essen frigate was recorded in Sevastopol's bay.

Since then, satellite images have been recorded by three more ships that were painted in the same way, namely "Admiral Grigorovich" and two Corvets "Buyan-M". All of them are carriers of winged missiles "caliber", so the analyst notes that the choice of ships was not accidental. All ships paint the front and back in very dark or black paint. The practice of various camouflage is rooting in the Second World War, when the application of paint tried to blur the silhouette of ships.

Currently, camouflage is almost meaningless, because there are radars and other technologies that allow you to detect a swimming tool without visual contact. However, Sutton notes that the Russian Federation wants to achieve two things: Ukrainian shock drones have mostly low -resolution cameras. If you apply paint to the nasal and back of the ship, under certain conditions an inexperienced operator may not recognize the real size of the ship.

If Ukrainians use artificial intelligence technologies to help aim, then the masking scheme can be even more efficient, says the author. The second purpose of the Russians is to hide ships from satellites. Most of the OSINT analysts use satellite images that can be of low quality. Because of this, the silhouette of the object is difficult to identify, and with camouflage on both sides it can be even more difficult.

Often the Black Sea near the ports seems almost black, so the silhouette of the ship can be mixed with the environment. "This is unlikely to work against experienced analysts who traditionally work with high resolution images. However, it can catch several careless professionals in a hurry. As always, it all depends on the context," says Sutton. We will remind, on June 23 the media wrote that the Russian Federation masks its most powerful ship in the Black Sea "Admiral Essen".