Dubok (camouflage)

"Dubok" is a tricolor military camouflage designed for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 1997. It was used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine until 2014.

The camouflage is sometimes known unofficially as TTsKO () or as VSR-84.

History

Dubok was developed in 1997 for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It was designed as a replacement for Soviet-Era "Butan" camouflage uniform's in Ukrainian service, contrary to popular belief Dubok is not a variant of Russian, Ukrainian, or Soviet Butan, although it shares similarities with each, it is an entirely different pattern.

Dubok would eventually be replaced by MM-14 in 2014. At the time, it was reported that Ukraine obtained Dubok fabric from Belarusian and Chinese producers.

Design

The color scheme "oak", known as "amoeba", consists of a light green background, on which spots of green and brown colors are applied. Camouflage is designed to blur the silhouette at long and close distances.

Variants

Belarus

Belarus formerly used a clone of the Ukrainian Dubok desert variant.

Ukraine

A desert variant was developed based on the Ukrainian version of the Dubok. It is either known in the Ukrainian military as the Dubok-P (Desert) or Dubok-UA (Desert-UA).

Users

Current

Non-state actors

Russian Orthodox Army

Former

: Both original Dubok and domestic variants worn by Azerbaijani Armed Forces during First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
: Known to be used by Belarusian airborne and special forces units. Ukrainian desert variant used in 2003 and 2004 with Belarusian soldiers in peacekeeping missions in desert scenarios.
: Kninjas paramilitary forces used one piece coverall uniforms made from M82-based TTsKo.
: Used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine until 2014. Replaced from service by the MM-14.