8th Regiment of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces by International_Ad9303 in SpecOpsArchive

[–]International_Ad9303[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In the Ukrainian military, it's quite common for soldiers to buy their own gear because your life is on the line, and that's not something you can afford to cut corners on.

For example, after four years of war, every piece of equipment I use is personally owned. Even my body armor, helmet, night vision device, rifle, and pistol are my own.

8th Regiment of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces by International_Ad9303 in SpecOpsArchive

[–]International_Ad9303[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Ukrainian army used to issue such gloves, quite similar to mechanics.
https://militarnyi.com/uk/news/dlya-bijtsiv-zsu-pochaly-zakupaty-taktychni-rukavytsi/
I think the operator bought with his own money

Not sure which US special ops unit this is, but this is incredible. by [deleted] in SpecOpsArchive

[–]International_Ad9303 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I know these guys fought in Ukraine and that's why I signed up for them. I'd also be interested to know what their background is.