smoke screen

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An adviser to Aksyonov, Oleg Kryuchkov, claimed that “a smoke screen was put up by special services.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 12, 2023

He even aided the team’s public smoke screen regarding his status, telling reporters he was holding out hope of an October return despite already knowing his season was over.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2022

It has been fitted with a new device to create a smoke screen in combat and has an upgraded front cannon.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2022

It has deployed a target ship — replete with an array of radar reflectors — to protect the bridge from attack and has run drills to cover the bridge with a smoke screen.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2022

“I could maybe rig some kind of camouflage,” Leo said, “like a smoke screen to hide us in the clouds.”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan