There are several Russian military contractor groups fighting alongside Putin’s forces in Ukraine, the most notorious of these being the Wagner PMC. However, a lesser known company known as Ridut, or “shield”, has been active as well.
This patch has the name of Ridut PMC written in Cyrillic, the image of a Russian fighter, the “Z” and “V” symbols, as well as the Russian flag and St. George’s ribbon – that’s a lot going on!
There are several Russian military contractor groups fighting alongside Putin’s forces in Ukraine, the most notorious of these being the Wagner PMC. However, a lesser known company known as Ridut, or “shield”, has been active as well.
This patch has the name of Ridut PMC written in Cyrillic, the image of a Russian fighter, the “Z” and “V” symbols, as well as the Russian flag and St. George’s ribbon – that’s a lot going on!