The Washington Post reported that Russian forces appear to be covering their armored vehicles with carpets, trees, and hay.
A video of a firefight on social media shows a military vehicle with pine trees taped to its side.
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The Post identified a video that shows Russian troops covering an armored vehicle with carpets and tarpaulin.
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Several images of a Russian convoy crossing into the eastern Donbas region the day before the war began also show the roofs of multiple military vehicles covered with straw.
A photo shows a Russian armored vehicle in a convoy.
Rob Lee, a Russian military expert, told The Post that the lack of camouflage nets among some Russian forces shows a surprising lack of preparation.
The US military has used camouflage nets since the 1990s, and recently upgraded them to fit woodland, snow, and desert environments. Ukrainian troops have also been using such nets, with civilians helping to weave them for use on the frontline.
The quality of Russia's troops and equipment has come into question in the weeks after Putin declared a full-scale invasion into Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Moscow was driving their people to slaughter and that Ukrainian troops had inflicted unprecedented losses.
The war has stretched longer than the Kremlin anticipated. A NATO official estimated on March 24 that at least 40,000 Russian troops were killed in the invasion.
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