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Russian Military Deploys New Camouflage to Blend Troops into Urban Rubble Amid Record Losses

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Russian Military Deploys New Camouflage to Blend Troops into Urban Rubble Amid Record Losses
Russian soldiers unload the new “brick-style” camouflage nets, designed to blend in with construction debris and ruins, from a military truck. (Source: Sergey Flash, Head of the Radio Technology Center NGO)

The Russian Armed Forces have begun deploying a new type of camouflage net, designed to resemble bricks and building debris. This development was reported by Sergey Flash, Head of the Radio Technology Center NGO on January 6.

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The new camouflage is part of a shift in Russian tactics, including the use of smaller assault groups, which has resulted in increasingly high infantry losses.

A pile of the new camouflage material which, when deployed, mimics a mound of rubble or bricks to conceal equipment and personnel in destroyed urban environments. (Source: Sergey Flash)
A pile of the new camouflage material which, when deployed, mimics a mound of rubble or bricks to conceal equipment and personnel in destroyed urban environments. (Source: Sergey Flash)
A military position covered by the debris-mimicking netting; the “brick” pattern is intended to make small Russian assault groups harder to spot among ruins. (Source: Sergey Flash)
A military position covered by the debris-mimicking netting; the “brick” pattern is intended to make small Russian assault groups harder to spot among ruins. (Source: Sergey Flash)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously cited data in early January 2026 indicating that Ukrainian drones struck approximately 35,000 Russian troops in December 2025.

This includes killed or wounded and considered irrecoverable. This figure also covers all drone-related strikes; the Unmanned Systems Forces themselves were responsible for about 13,000 hits, roughly 40% of the total, says the head of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert “Madyar” Brovdi.

All such strikes must undergo verification to be officially counted. For example, if a drone enters a dugout where seven Russian soldiers are present but their bodies are not recorded by troops on the ground or by drone footage, the strike is not counted. As a result, there is reason to believe the actual number of eliminated Russian soldiers may be significantly higher.

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