The russian propaganda news agency RIA Novosti has published footage of Iskander missile launchers that have their positions near the border with Ukraine and are aimed at the Kharkiv region, Ukraine.
![Russia Hides Iskander Missile Systems From Bayraktar TB2 Afraiding That They Will Follow the Moskva Cruiser, Defense Express](/media/contentimages/04562605be2b3bce.jpg)
As reminder: Defense Express reported earlier that Iskander mobile short range ballistic missile systems have been spotted deployed to a Ukraine-bordering area outside of the city of Voronezh.
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According to the Defense Blog, these Iskander missile launchers have been equipped with special camouflage systems that can reduce the amount of heat emitted by an object and change the shape and size of its visual or radar signature.
![IRussia Hides Iskander Missile Systems From Bayraktar TB2 Afraiding That They Will Follow the Moskva Cruiser, Defense Express](/media/contentimages/f8062605bf69e0af.jpg)
These systems reportedly provide stealth capability in the visual, near-infrared, thermal infrared and broadband radar wavebands, dimming sensors, obscures targeting and fooling smart ammunition giving a tactical and operational advantage in such a way.
The enemy uses such camouflage primarily so that Ukrainian reconnaissance drones cannot "find" it (for example, the Bayraktar TB2 is able to see the target at a distance of 50 km).
![Russia Hides Iskander Missile Systems From Bayraktar TB2 Afraiding That They Will Follow the Moskva Cruiser, Defense Express](/media/contentimages/ef062605c03e4433.png)
So, the occupiers are very afraid of losing their Iskander mobile short range ballistic missile systems and hide and cover them with everything they can.
For example, we previously said that the racists were afraid that Iskanders in belarus would be the next after Belgorod they finally decided to cover the positions of their “Iskander” (NATO: SS -26 “Stone”) short range ballistic missile systems with the help of S-300 (NATO: SA-10) long-range SAMS.
![Russian Iskander (NATO: SS -26 Stone) short range ballistic missile systems in Belarus, Russia Hides Iskander Missile Systems From Bayraktar TB2 Afraiding That They Will Follow the Moskva Cruiser,Defense Express](/media/contentimages/31262605d3fdf554.jpg)
Defense Express reported that Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a division of Iskander short-range ballistic missile systems In Chernihiv region as russian used almost all Kalibr and Iskander missiles trying to fight against Ukraine.
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