Combatants deliberately seize, mark or publicly claim terrain as their own ('map‑coloring') to create legal or procedural shields against counter‑fires, then lure enemy forces into pre‑wired kill‑zones using drones, mines and ambushers. The tactic weaponizes the interaction between visibility (drone footage), rules of engagement and battlefield attribution to make rapid advances extremely costly.
— If generalized, this tactic changes how militaries plan assaults, how allies provide fires and ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance), and how legal/ethical norms about targeting and battlefield verification must adapt.
Isegoria
2026.01.12
100% relevant
Alexei Chadayev’s account quoted in the article: Ukrainians capture positions then exploit drones, mining and ambushers while 'map coloring' denies friendly strikes on newly captured areas.
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