Updated: Apr 22 2021, 8:01 ET
RUSSIA deployed a "decoy army" of inflatable tanks, missiles and fighter jets to "trick the West" amid Ukraine tensions.
The superpower's blow-up army was used for nation-wide military exercises.
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The firm behind the blow-up army said fooling the enemy costs a fraction of buying the real weaponsCredit: Rusbal
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The fake army can inflate within minutesCredit: TV Zvezda
Putin's decoys, which can inflate within minutes, were seen in woods close to the capital city Moscow this week.
The army said: “The inflatable equipment is nearly identical to the original thanks to the use of special materials.
"It also has the same radiation background so that an enemy does not notice the deception.”