Ukrainians depart for Iraq

[He219]

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Servicemen of the Ukrainian Army's 5th Detached Mechanized division stand as they prepare to board an IL-76 aircraft prior to their departure to Iraq (news - web sites), at Kiev's Boryspil airport August 7, 2003. The first of 1,800 Ukrainian troops left for an international peacekeeping duty in Iraq on Thursday in a move that may improve relations between Ukraine and Washington, strained over U.S. charges that Kiev sold weapons to Baghdad. *******/Gleb Garanich

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An Orthodox priest blesses Ukrainian peacekeepers, prior to their departure for Iraq at Kiev's Boryspil airport, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003. Ukraine is deploying of some 1,660 troops to postwar Iraq as part of the U.S.-led stabilization efforts. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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Ukrainian peacekeepers, heading for Iraq, are seen prior to boarding the Il-76 planes at Kiev's Boryspil airport, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003. Ukraine started to deploy some 1,660 troops as part of the U.S.-led stabilization force in postwar Iraq. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

[Smintjes]

If even the Ukraïne has desert camo, than it's time for us Belgians to get some, too. :cantbeli:

[dez000]

Smintjes, during the interventions in Africa the para-commandos where suplied with desert (Brit dpm AND US 3 color) camo body armor... Indeed we need to get some of our own... But then again there is some ocre/yellow in the current camo...

[usa320]

They look better tained and equipped than i would have expected.

[martinexsquaddie]

iwould'nt be so sure about that. My brothers TA unit went to ukraine had some of there spetnaz attached. Two ukraininans proved british body armour worked by blowing themselves up with a grenade on the range. Range Officer had insisited they wear body armour. One Ukraininan died in his sleep from Alcohol poisioning. The Ukrainians also lost the falling plate shoot at the end. Ukraines a bit like the wild west Rpgs Aks any sort of military hardware is available Rpg launchers $200 and that was tourist price :roll: $11 a round.
I would'nt want the ukraininans in my AO if anything required a bit more subletly than a Frontal assualt