Ukraine using wooden decoys to lure Russia into wasting its missiles – report

A Himars section chief at a firing range at Fort Stewart, Georgia, US. Ukraine has used the rocket launchers to strike Russian ammunition depots and supply lines. Photograph: Corey Dickstein/AP

Ukraine is reportedly using wooden decoys of advanced US rocket systems to trick Russia into wasting its missiles on them.

According to The Washington Post, the decoy versions of US-supplied rocket launcher systems drew at least 10 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles, leading Ukraine to further boost its production of replicas, in an effort to lure Moscow into firing its expensive long-range missiles on fake targets.