Russia is painting some of its warships with camouflage stripes, an open-source analyst said.
The ship might also appear smaller thanks to the dark paint against the water.
In his own analysis, Sutton noted how dark the water often appears in such imagery, making it an effective camouflage for dark paint.
The use of naval camouflage would be an interesting return for a tactic more associated with World War 1 and World War 2.
The British navy pioneered the use of "dazzle" stripes and patterns in World War 1, as seen below on the USS Minneapolis, which were intended to confuse onlookers as to the speed and direction of vessels.
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