Lol...this term precisely, I often use when I am making jokes with my GF when people are doing things with a goal to hide real intention. As far as I know, this is mostly military term and important strategy that can probably be used in politics, too.
Goal is to trick enemy to think that you are weak when you are not, or opposite. Also to camouflage real situation.
Maskirovka was used a lot during WW2,and one of the best examples was on war in Yugoslavia when NATO dropped tons of bombs on fake planes, fake military hardware, etc.
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