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Kazakh combat engineers in Iraq destroyed more than 2.7 million mines. These engineers wear Soviet KLMK overalls, U.S. 3-color desert camouflage vests and U.S. 6-color desert camouflage helmet covers. [Image: The Washington Post.]

Solnechnyye zaychiki (obverse)
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Dubbed 'sun bunnies' (Russian: солнечные зайчики, trans. solnechnyye zaychiki) by Soviet soldiers, this two-colour camouflage pattern first appeared on the one-piece 1968/69 camouflaged summer concealing overalls (Russian: Камуфлированный летний маскировочный комбинезон, trans. kamuflirovannyy letniy maskirovochnyy kombinezon, KLMK).

'Solnechnyye zaychiki' is a much-simplified version of the camoulfage pattern seen on the 1961 paratroopers' KLMK camouflage uniform. Like its predecessor, 'sun bunnies' is a two-colour camouflage pattern, comprising irregular, stepped, light-coloured blotches printed on a medium green background.

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Solnechnyye zaychiki (obverse)
1969–present

Specimen of Solnechnyye zaychiki (obverse)

Specimen kindly supplied by Brad Turner

Actual size: 21.36×29.46cm

 also known as:
  • солнечные зайчики (transliterated solnechnyye zaychiki — 'sun bunnies')
  • computer pattern
  • KLMK
  • laser pattern
  • lazer pattern
  • sun bunnies
  • sun-ray pattern
country of origin:

Союз Советских Социалистических Республик

National flag: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
used by:
  • Airborne troops of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (VDV SSSR)
  • frontier troops of the Committee of State Security {PV KGB)
  • Land forces of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics
  • special-purpose troops of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU spetsnaz)
also used by:

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