WHILE bullets and bombs fly on the frontline, The Sun investigates the war of deception Vladimir Putin is waging as part of his invasion of Ukraine.

In the latest episode of Battle Plans Exposed, military analyst Philip Ingram examines the "smoke and mirrors" strategies being exploited by the Russian tyrant.

The former Nato planner reveals how the relentless meatgrinder and drone strikes pale in comparison to disinformation and deception tactics being deployed by Russian forces.

Fake armies, ghost signals and espionage are all examples of Putin's war of "trickery and deceit", the expert says.

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"All warfare is deception, all deception is warfare," he claims.

He also sheds light on Russia's information war, which sees Mad Vlad m

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