Borders, Frogs, Predators, Lizards & Pixels: Ukraine’s Search for a Standardized Camouflage Pattern

Ukraine has been in the news as of late due to the ongoing war which has spread throughout the country. Starting over eight years ago this conflict has seen Ukraine forced to implement a series of changes to their Armed Forces on nearly every level. One of the most widespread and seen, at least when wearers want it that way, is camouflage. In this one we take a look at Ukraine's long road to updating its standard issue camouflage pattern and the eventual adoption of MM14.

Combat SPN's Analysis of The "Digital Flecktarn" Pattern: https://spn-kiev-ua.translate.goog/st...

Chapters:
0:00 Intro and The Lingering Soviet Patterns
2:36 Abatrex: The Early Attempt
3:30 Border Digital: The First Camouflage
4:40 Perspective 2012 and New Developments
6:32 Momentum Builds: Digital Flecktarn
8:39 Setbacks and The Frog Patterns
10:28 Phantom Patterns
11:15 Euromaidan and The Start of The Russo-Ukrainian War
13:27 The Experimental Transitional Pattern
13:51 MM14 Appears
16:40 Volunteers and Wide Scale Changes
17:09 Cut and Fabric Controversies
18:02 Varan Enters The Scene
22:14 Problems Arise with Varan
25:10 The Fate of Varan and MM14
26:19 Conclusion

Intro Music by: https://www.juliancrowhurst.com/

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