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Russian Federation Airborne Troops Uniform

Russian Airborne Troops (4)

Russian Federation uniform from 1992 of a sergeant from an Airborne unit (VDV) the unit is denoted by the collar tabs and airborne sleeve insignia on right sleeve, the rank is indicated by the metal rank on the shoulder straps, also of note are the long service stripes on both cuffs. as with a lot of Russian units there seems to be quite a mixture of old and new within the uniforms, the beret seems to be of pre-federation pattern as with the belt buckle, however I have seen examples of this even in 2009 where two paras at the May-day parade are wearing old soviet style collar insignia on their full dress uniforms. Also worn is the telnyashka the blue and white striped shirt with pride by all airborne units

Russian Airborne Troops (6)
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