I guess the russians assume everyone is as stupid as they are:
“TODAY, Ukrainian drone operators also spotted a whole platoon of Russian tanks on the Ukrainian flanks. At first glance, it seemed like Russians were preparing for a heavy counterattack, however, when the drone operator zoomed in, he revealed that these were inflatable balloons in the form of tanks. As it turned out, Russian forces tried to create a semblance of readiness and possibly force Ukrainians to relocate additional forces to protect their flanks instead of pushing Russians out of Verbove.”
“he revealed that these were inflatable balloons in the form of tanks.”
Both sides use decoys, some to good effect, and others not so much.
The Ukrainian have easily duped the Russians into expending numerous Kalibr missiles in blowing up a plywood vismod made to look like a HIMARS.