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Ukraine fooled Russia with the same deceptions Germany used at WWII's Battle of the Bulge

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Ukraine 's Kursk invasion caught Russia by surprise and followed time-honored tactics.

Some observers have argued surprise attacks are nearly impossible due to wide surveillance.

Ukraine prepped its offensive by blinding Russian ISR with strikes on Russian airfields, using Ukrainian drones to destroy Russian UAVs.

The question for Ukraine is whether its Kurk operation will fare better than Germany 's Battle of the Bulge .

Ukraine 's offensive has failed to divert Russian forces from eastern Ukraine , TRADOC says.

Russian counterattacks are shrinking the Ukrainian salient.

Ukraine has shown that surprise attacks are possible even in the Drone Age, the report says.

The lesson could be applied to future large-scale combat operations in other theaters, it says.