what do you get issued?

extra socks and one of those tactical sitting pads you can wear around your waist

God be with you /k/ommando.

Smartwool base layers. 150 weight for spring, 250 weight for winter. Keeps you comfy at a huge range of temperatures and works great wet.

### **Weapons (most common)**

* **AK-74 / AK-74M** — the most frequently issued rifle
* **CZ BREN 2** — modern Czech rifle donated to Ukraine; increasingly common in units.
* **M4-type carbines** — issued irregularly; availability varies by battalion.
* **12-gauge shotguns** (various makes) — used in some Legion/3rd Intl units for trenches & anti-drone work.

### **Uniforms**

* **MM-14 Ukrainian camouflage uniform** — the standard issue.
* **Multicam** — appears often through donations or self-procurement.

### **Armor / Carriers**

* **Korsar-M3C or similar Ukrainian plate carriers** (often in MM-14 camo).
* Soft-armor plates + optional **neck/groin protection** depending on stock.

### **Helmets**

* Ukrainian MoD–certified **high-cut or ACH-style ballistic helmets** (10 models officially adopted; brands vary).
* Legion volunteers often refer to “**DSTU-1 high-cut**” helmets.

### **Issued Personal Gear**

* **Boots**, undershirts, socks.
* **Sleeping bag + foam mat**.
* **Rucksack**, often surplus NATO (e.g., **Norwegian Bergan** reported in multiple accounts).
* Basic **gloves**, knee pads, and minimal pouches.

### **Not reliably issued**

* Optics, red-dots, magnifiers.
* Night-vision / thermal.
* Premium helmets or Western armor.
* Pistols/sidearms (rare; usually only for leadership or special roles).
* High-quality ear-pro; some volunteers purchase sets like **Comtac XPI** themselves.

### **Overall reality**

The **actual brands/models vary heavily** by availability. AK-74 variants are still the true baseline. Modern Western rifles (BREN 2, M4), newer helmets, and quality carriers appear but can’t be guaranteed. Most supplement issued gear with donated or personal equipment.

>>64608363
Rely to >>64608329

>>64608323
plenty of medicated gold bond powder, your crotch, feet, armpits and ass crack will thank you

>>64608338
>>64608348
>>64608375

Thank you very much

>>64608339
Thank you very much

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>>64608323
Given what has already been discussed concerning issued gear you should probably focus on decent accessories that are often overlooked.
Decent socks, decent balaclava that is actually comfortable to wear to you. Good, comfortable gloves.
Earpros. As the other anon said a decent base layer in terms of gloves.
Can't comment on their issued groin protection but maybe bring a crye lap panel just in case.

Wishing you the best, anon.

Can he do anything to increase his survival against drones and glide bombs?

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>>64608338
Crusty punk butt flap

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>>64608553
Do the drones use nv/ir?
If so then using gear that doesn't reflect IR like crazy maybe?

>>64608323
Its hell there god bless you ,take vitamins and antibiotics and be lightweight ig
Since most casualties are from artillery maybe take a flak vest like the pasgt one , and alot of socks cuz wet socks is shit as for shoes buy comfy shoes that are comfy for long walk that you try before ofc as where to buy , maybe décathlon
As for the phone make for him a little box in aluminium it will work like a faraday cage maybe

>>64608323
Unless your life situation is you want to die but suicide is against your religion, I'm pretty certain that's a retarded idea.

>>64608597
Survival rates are pretty good in the Ukrainian military, out of a force of nearly a million there are only about 50,000 reported casualties on the Ukrainian side.

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>>64608597
he's not joining the russians though

assault units dont generally have to hold positions for long periods of time

run in what ever shoes you bought to make sure theyre good. i dont think you need full ankle height, i prefer trail running style shoes

get a couple good packs of different sizes
gloves that you like

everything else theyll probably give you or you can buy locally. there is a lot of military equipment stores in kyiv and the safer eastern/southern cities now

>>64608614
What are you talking about? We know the names of 81,768 KIA thanks to UALosses. While CSIS puts the number as high a 100,000. Thats only KIA, in terms of WIA you're looking at 3:1 ratios at least.
>at least 1/3 KIA or WIA

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>>64608655
what blew up? serious question, I don't know what set you fags off today.

>>64608678
>bravest zigger shill just hangs out on telegram and chug
do you send your buddies you bussy pics too?

>>64608323

Godspeed and kill as many ziggers as you can.

>>64608323
Godly OPSEC posting this in a public forum

>>64608678
in the 0.1% case that you're not LARPing - do these drone aces even get close to the frontline, or are they just chilling in PJs sipping hot choccy in Moscow as they wait to get connected to new drones?

>>64608323
Seconding socks and body powder. Invest in quality socks. They cost more, but they go a long way towards keeping you from being miserable. Body powder reduces friction, stink, and moisture. Powder your feet and balls in particular.
You'll want caffeine. I'd also suggest a small first aid kit with tourniquets and hemostatic gauze. If you haven't had first aid classes, now is the time. Prioritize CPR and bleeding control.

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>>64608323
Don't bother. Even if you do everything perfectly, it only takes one retard in your group to doom you

Realistically, if you are enough of a boneheaded retard to actually fight for Ukraine, you need to bring a large personal reserve of money. Eventually there may be a time when the battalion commander decides that you will go to suicidal mission duty if you can't produce an FOV drone in 30 days. You better have money to buy the drone in that case

>>64608655
At least try to be subtle about using Ai
11/10 woman though

>>64608557
>droopy drawer chub
Would.

>>64608823
>Everything I don't like is le AI

>>64608835
there is no way wearing a tranny pin is allowed on those portraits

Buy some good plates unless you know you'll get donated some if you're doing trenchy trenchy work

>>64608323
The best way to confuse the russians is to buy lots of cheap handheld radios, tape their transmit buttons on, and then throw them in the bushes beside the road as you are marching along. They will think a giant army is marching right at them from all of the radio traffic and surrender as soon as they see you.

>>64608783
I know that the picture you posted is a bait meme thing but I genuinely can't think of a single time during the entirety of the entire war from 2022 where a single target was struck by 20 or even 5 missiles. Russians do a lot of double tapping to kill first responders though and especially for civilian targets. It's true that the foreign legion was a gigantic shitshow at the start though but the same can be said for the Russians who literally had units run out of fuel and gas because of how badly organized the whole clusterfuck was.

>>64608837
That's no portrait, that's a work uniform like maintenance or supply or something. They have dress uniforms.

>>64608323
>3AB
I hope you have prior combat experience. The 3rd is the no-bullshit heavy assault battalion, the closest thing Ukraine has to shock troops. You are going to fucking die if you don't have any prior experience (assuming this isn't a LARP)

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>>64608678
>Viachislav and Alexej, two Russian drone pilots I know personally through tg who probably have racked up a thousand kills combined
Their nickname? The Ghosts of HIV.

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>>64608678

>>64608553
BraveOne is supposed to have droneshot ammo available to soldiers now, you might need points or something to order it for your unit though, idk how it works.

First thing I would do is make a single mag of DIY droneshot in case of an emergency. There are tutorials online on how to make it yourself. For glide bombs you just have to hope EW and interceptors do their job

>>64609035
Would

>>64608323
lol bye

>>64608678
fpbp

>>64609073
kek

>>64608323
You've already violated OpSec. Maybe it would be best for Ukraine if you don't.

>>64609073
fucking kek

>>64608323
I'm seeing socks recommended. Keep in mind that 100% wool still keeps you warm when it is wet, cotton and synthetics not so much. Wool breaths a bit better and helps sweat migrate away from your skin. Spend an hour looking up how to care for any wool items you do take. I bought a dozen pairs of U.S. military surplus boot socks about 20 years ago and still have about 8 pairs left, having cared for them & worn them in non-combat conditions in the winter only. They nearly reach my knees and help keep my entire lower legs warm. Not insignificant in helping your entire body feel warmer.

Might be worth carrying a small, lightweight range finder. If it doesn't return values in meters, learn how to convert in and out of the metric system fast & accurately in your head.

T Z D
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>>64608323
if you have to ask you are a fucking idiot

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Engaging seriously with the OP after
>third assault battalion

>>64608614
Survival rates are even higher if you don’t go at all

>>64608323
>Ukrainian third assault battalion next month.
Okay have fun dying and have your mom post the gopro video of you getting: a. Hit by artillery b. Hit by a FPV c. Getting randomly shot trying to take back a destroyed ukranian shothole town.
Have Fun! Post to reddit often.

This is a false flag thread isn't it...

>>64608614
Imagine believing the official casualty count. Lmao

>>64609503
>>64609431
You have a brain, congrats.

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>>64608323
Dick and balls armour.

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Buy an IOTV with auxillary attachments. Fragmentation is king in this war and a plate carrier is the going to save you, but heavy kevlar will. You can get em for ~200 from milsurp stores

>>64609959
> is the
isn't, even

>>64608614
Holy shit LMAO, please don't do this. You're going to fucking die very painfully once the Russians pick your unit apart and find out you're essentially a discount mercenary. Ukraine is a lost cause, if you must go there be a medical volunteer or help with logistics somewhere far away from the front.

I can't really provide much advice anon, but best of luck. Just try to stay alive and watch your bros' backs.

>>64610103
Kek, we know that you are full of shit zigger. Your shithole is losing badly, stop larping.

you're gonna get FPVed bro

>>64608323
Good active earpro would be the first thing I'd get. Being able to hear everything while not having your ears ring 24/7 will keep you much safer and more effective. Also quality long johns and socks would be on my list

>>64610162
Two more weeks?

>>64610172
Yeah, anon, the war was started by Ukraine to liberate Crimea, right?

This is how you cope and its hilarious.

>>64610184
You have to go back.

>>64610190
I know, I wish LiveLeak still existed too.

>>64610191
>>64610194
You're literally posting in a zigger threads and you're retarded ziggers. Fuck off back to your discord.

>>64609987
a medical volunteer got droned in his "ambulance" and lost a arm and a leg
even that is very dangerous

>>64610212
>im a neutrooler
>both sides
>I dont care which is why I post zigger propaganda

>>64608323
>gear to take
Don't worry about it. You won't need it for long.

>>64608323
why don't you join the french legion instead

>>64608665
The official tally is around 43,000, the UALosses website has a tendency to overcount Ukrainian losses

>>64610224
>no reason
There are plenty of reasons to go kill russians, even if it puts your life in abject danger.
If you were white, you’d respect the mans decision even if there weren’t.

>>64608783
3rd assault doesnt accept retards

you need a personal first aid kit and you need to be familiar with everything in it
carry 4 tourniquets/cravats/whatever they are called today with you at all times

>>64610334
You can’t be this fucking stupid…

>>64609987
Shut up zigger. the only thing Russians are picking apart is their commander's cum out of their friends asses

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>>64610647
Holy ESL

>>64610647
>he keeps trying to sell his metoditchka
Dude, you failed, you can stop embarrassing yourself now.

>>64608824
>>64609035
lol, the original
>don'tgetyourhopesup.jpg

>>64609463
Back to pol

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>>64609073

Bron

>>64611239
ok AIDS monke

Base layers, wool socks, rechargeable hand warmers.

>>64608323
good luck

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>>64611239
Kherson is Russia forever, right zizter?

>>64608665
>UALosses
And next you'll bring up LoztArmor, right?

>>64611275
God, I genuinely cannot imagine what it takes to simp this hard for naked aggression. When the US does it at least they don't say they're here to plant the flag and expand the borders. The refusal to even pretend to be better does my head in.

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>>64608323

dirty crusader

>>64611239
>Incoherent ramblings about shemales
Yeah thats a ruskie

LEL there were like 200 posts yesterday,

>>64608323
Buddy, the russgroid SVR pidors are reading this thread right now. They'll know what coms gear you're using

>>64609462
This.
And it remains true whatever the rest of the /pol/iticians here are saying.

A 5% odd of dying over 4 years ain't suicidal but it's a lot higher than the average.
Still, OP surely has his reasons.

>>64611296
its the extreme nihilism combined to zero sum game view of world. they value life even less than nazis or ww2 japan did and think stealing is as good as making something oneself

>German far-right (!) protested against renaming streets named after Lenin (!)
what the fuck

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>>64608323
>socks as other anons mentioned

If you are in central Europe I can recommend Asolo NSX socks. High wool content + moisture-wicking polypropylene + antibacterial silver-doped fibers.

I could wear them 14 days in a row rotating between 2 pairs (one on feet, another one drying) during the day (changed to another set of sleeping socks for the night) without my feet rotting off or triggering NBC alarms. Good durability, still got 2 pairs I bought some 15 years ago and wore pretty hard for 5 years, no holes in them.

Picrel is the heavier version, there are also lighter weight hiking ones in black&gray with yellow letters.

Not sure what to recommend if you're a burger, maybe bridgedales or darn toughs?

OP is LARPing. You don't know which batallion you'll be assigned to in advance. It all depends on your physical and mental assessment as well as current needs.

>>64614850
>You don't know which batallion you'll be assigned to in advance
Retard, specific detachments have their own recruiting pipelines outside the generic ones. You can in fact know where you'll go if you proactively reach out to them yourself.

>>64614850
OP is probably trolling rather than larping but you can apply directly to specific battalions and they advertise on billboards, telegram and by sms spam.

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>>64608323
Marichka patch.

>>64614819
I have bought a probably 8 pairs of darn toughs through the years and have yet to wear a pair out. Highly recommend, other than the price.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT-PENXPrWU


This is who you'll be in the trenches with...

>>64608597
no guts, no glory

>>64608323
Pack some rubbers.

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>>64611296
The same thing that creates all failed men, a lack of suitable father figures.

>>64611296
>I genuinely cannot imagine what it takes to simp this hard for naked aggression
Easy: being brown

>>64608323
No you are not.

>>64608323
Pay for membership, check out CivDiv's entire channel.
A while ago, Garand Thumb talked to two Ukrainians on their loadout. Check that out too.

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Azov doesn't take foreigners, this thread is a larp

>>64608323
Yes. Dry socks. As many as you can squeeze in reasonable limits. In the military I used thin socks as the base with warmer, thicker socks on top of it. This way it
>insulates the warmth better
>when they start rubbing, like during march, it protects the feet skin better from blisters

In ukrainrle, from what i understand, it's mostly 5-10 km marches to the contact line due to the ferocity of drones

There is nothing worse then trying to move with fucked up, damp and cold feet

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>>64623133
Nigga wat

>>64623144
Oh and be sure to store them in a plastic bag as backpacks might start leating moisture through if they are wet and muddy enough

>>64623151
ok I was ill informed, this thread is legit

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>>64623167
I don't think they could be any clearer, desu

>>64623133
Yes it does. Know of an americsn marine and estonian who were in there. Granted, both were ex military with professional training beforehand

Main thing about Azov is that besides the tight competition to get in there, foreigners need to speak decent ukranian before they are considered

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GoPro so we can see your death please.

a bunch of these knockoff arcteryx balaclavas
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256809507974646.html

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>>64608323

>>64623181
>foreigners need to speak decent ukranian before they are considered

Or Russian, unironically. Many of the OG guys that were in Mariupol had crap Ukrainian and that is fine.

If you have any tattoos that's a plus in your favor since Russians find any tattoos at all to be sus. If you have any BASED tattoos you get to skip to the front of the line since that is already dedication right there. This is not official. Also not mandatory.

YouTube had a Butusov video where he interviewed a Mongolian with a funny lil' neck tattoo plus some runes on his eyebrow (iirc) but I can't find it now.

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>>64623448
>a Mongolian with a funny lil' neck tattoo plus some runes on his eyebrow (iirc)

Kazak

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>G-GoPro so we can see your death please.

>>64608323
Private pidor reporting for duty

be careful anon, a friend of mine had trouble with corrupt leaders in the 3rd

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USMC FROG flame resistant baselayers and grid fleece,

"Blast Pelvic Protector Protection" Army issued dickarmor

Massif makes a bunch of flame resistant baselayers and combat shirts.

all this shit can be found on ebay

>>64623663
Love from Kazakhstan.
I hate russians so much it's unreal.

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>>64608323
>Before political shitstorm in thread im only doing this for reasons of practicality in my life situation

>>64608323
You'll be dead within a couple months so dont worry about your gear it doesn't really matter

>>64610634
who else is going to throw their life away to fight a losing war for ukraine?

>>64608323
Godspeed, anon.

Mentioned a million times:
Bring quality base layers, winter in the steppes is a bitch. Woolpower comes to mind. Also socks socks socks.

Regarding phones, you will probably be briefed what you can and cannot bring, stick to that.

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>>64625690
>who else is going to throw their life away to fight a losing war for ukraine?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJSfEEdV76k
OPERATION: "Meatshield"
-Reddit-batallion goes on a "recon mission" deep behind front-lines
>no binoculars
>no map
>no nvg/thermal
>NO DRONE (fucking recon, NO DRONE, IN THIS WAR!????)
>lmfao, brought a fucking tablet w/screenshots of google-earth as a "map"
>no one speaks ukrainish
>walk around yelling "Americanski!" in populated civilian centers
>alert a dog that ceaselessly and obnoxiously barks
>walk through cornfields in broad day light, not even running to cover
additionally, it appears ukrainian handlers DELIBERATELY walked the redditors in a vector that made them appear to be 'hostiles' to a ukrainian trench line, which without rock-solid IFF, they would be gunned down (((accidentally))) by friendly fire
its like the most surreal thing to ever behold

we can still hold out & hope for his big FPV series-finale