Modern Ukrainian uniform in photographs

Nice pics!

Is Varan starting to see use outside of airborne units?

Steve

CollectinSteve wrote:Nice pics!

Is Varan starting to see use outside of airborne units?

Steve

Steve, as far as I know this question is suspended. The problem is behind the designer of the pattern, Konstantin Lesnik,
and Logistic department of the Armed Forces, and consists in copyright issues.

Both sides blame each other, Lesnik says he provided the rights on the pattern to the army for free and without any conditions,
the Logistic department says it was done not in the proper way.

Actually I see "Varan" uniform on special forces soldiers and on the marines, if not to mention parade on the Independence day of August 24.

It's a pity, I really like this uniform more than MM-14, and I hope the obstacles for wide implementation of "Varan" will be overcame.

Some patches of volunteer battalions.
Ukrainian volunteer battalions mobilized as a response to the perceived state of weakness and unwillingness to counter rising separatism in spring 2014.
UKROP (Ukrainian: УКРОП; literally "dill") short for the Ukrainian Association of Patriots (Українське об'єднання патріотів) is a Ukrainian nationalist right wing political party founded on 18 June 2015.
Since the 17 July 2016 constituency mid-term elections the party is represented by two seats in the Ukrainian parliament.



Azov Special Operations Unit ("Підрозділ спеціального призначення «Азов»")
The Special Operations Detachment "Azov", often known as Azov Battalion, Azov Regiment, or Azov Detachment, (Ukrainian: Полк Азов) is a Ukrainian National Guard regiment, based in Mariupol in the Azov Sea coastal region. Initially a volunteer militia, formed as the Azov Battalion on 5 May 2014 during the 2014 Ukrainian crisis, on 12 November 2014 Azov was incorporated into the National Guard of Ukraine.

"Шахтар" = "Miner" (Ministry of Internal Affairs battalion)


"Київ-1" = "Kyiv-1" (Ministry of Internal Affairs battalion)


"Днiпро-1" = "Dnieper-1" (Ministry of Internal Affairs battalion)

Battalion "Ukraine" and special unit "Шахтарськ" ("Shachtarsk")

"Shakhtarsk" police battalion (батальйон ПСМОП "Шахтарськ") - A former all volunteer territorial defence battalion of mostly former convicts from Donbass established in Shakhtarsk in June 2014 (because the battalion is reporting to the Interior Ministry its members became formally police officers). In October 2014 the unit was disbanded after 50 members of the battalion were accused of looting and hooliganism.The battalion was then resurrected as the "Tornado" police battalion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Tasks_Patrol_Police_(Ukraine)


"Tornado" police battalion - After the "Shakhtarsk" police battalion was disbanded in October 2014 after 50 members of the battalion were accused of looting and hooliganism. it was resurrected as the "Tornado" police battalion. The battalion was about 100 people strong and most members were former convicts from Donbass (because the battalion is reporting to the Interior Ministry its members were formally police officers). On 18 June 2015 the unit was disbanded after members were accused of crimes

The Donbass Battalion is a volunteered National Guard of Ukraine unit subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, based in Severodonetsk. The formation was established in the Spring of 2014


24th Territorial Defence (Separate Assault) Battalion "Aidar", also known as the Aidar Battalion is an assault battalion of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The unit takes part in the war in Eastern Ukraine and has roughly 400 members. It was named after the Aidar River in the Luhansk region where it was initially deployed. Some of its members were known for links to the far-right

Right Sector (Ukrainian: Правий сектор, Pravyi Sektor) is a far-right Ukrainian nationalist political party and movement. It originated in November 2013 as a paramilitary confederation of several nationalist organizations at the Euromaidan revolt in Kiev, where its street fighters participated in clashes with riot police. The coalition became a political party on 22 March 2014, at which time it claimed to have roughly 10,000 members.


Right Sector has its own volunteer battalion that is fighting in the War in Donbass. It was formed late April 2014.
On 19 July 2014 Right Sector said it was ready to contribute 5,000 people to fight, if the military provided suitable combat equipment.

15th Territorial Defence Battalion "Sumy" (Sumy Oblast)


40th Territorial Defence Battalion "Kryvbas" (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast)


1st Territorial Defence Battalion "Volyn" (Volyn Oblast)

The Sich Battalion (Ukrainian: Батальйон "Сiч"), officially the 4th Company "Sich" of the Kiev Regiment, is a Ukrainian special police battalion consisting of volunteers from Kiev. The Sich Battalion was formed by the Svoboda party in June 2014, and named after the Sich of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, which challenged the Polish, Russian, and Turkish rule of Ukraine.


“Angrif” People Militia Battalion (its members are Jewish people in Ukraine and Jewish volunteers from Israel).

The words on the patch in Ukrainian and Hebrew: “Together till the end”

20th Territorial Defence Battalion "Dnipro" (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast)


Cyborg battalion (More about this topic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Donetsk_Airport)

http://www.battalion-donbass.info/en/

Battalion named after General Kulchitsky (27th Brigade of the National Guard)/
Serhiy Kulchytsky (Ukrainian: Кульчицький Сергій Петрович; December 17, 1963 – May 29, 2014) was head of the military and special training directorate at Ukraine's National Guard. Gen Kulchytsky was killed during the Siege of Sloviansk, when his helicopter was downed by armed pro-Russian separatists.


"Black Corps" patch, used in "Azov" battalion (ultra-nationalists, which used to wear black uniform)



37th Territorial Defence Battalion (Zaporizhia Oblast)

79th Air Assault Brigade

Repetition of parade

Recent Ukrainian MM-14 field combat uniform