PMC WAGNER HOODED WINTER FIELD JACKET 001

Private collection
PMC WAGNER HOODED WINTER FIELD JACKET 001
Private collection

Collection

  • PMC Wagner
  • Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Uniforms

Origin

Battle of Bakhmut
Bakhmut, Donetsk,Ukraine

Year

2023

Association

Worn by a Russian Wagner Group mercenary during the fighting in Bakhmut.

Description

Russian-made insulated winter field jacket in EMR (Edinaya Maskirovochnaya Rascvetka) digital camouflage pattern bearing Wagner Group insignia and morale patches. The jacket displays extensive signs of operational use, including severe burn and blast damage to the left shoulder, upper torso, and hood, exposing the internal insulation and construction. A red-and-black "W" patch, representing the Wagner Group, is mounted on the right sleeve. Additional sleeve patches include a skeleton wearing a military helmet, smoking a cigarette, and playing a violin, a motif referencing the "musician" identity associated with Wagner Group personnel, and a stylized skull wearing a Soviet/Russian tanker helmet with one red glowing eye, accompanied by Russian-language Wagner slogans. Both morale patches reflect the personalized military imagery and symbolism commonly documented on equipment used by Wagner fighters.

Left sleeve patch translation

“Курим, пляшем и ебашим”
“We smoke, we dance, and we fuck'' or ''we fuck shit up'' depending on interpretation.

Right sleeve patch translation

“От врагов отчизны отстривают наши танки”
“Our tanks take care of the enemies of the Motherland.”

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