Bellingcat matched the cut, stitching and positioning of camouflage
patterns on the uniform worn in the image to three photographs from
Alexey Milchakov’s VKontakte page.
The cut, stitching and positioning of camouflage patterns on the hat
match a photograph from Milchakov’s VKontakte page.
The cut, stitching and positioning of camouflage patterns on the
jacket match a photograph from Milchakov’s VKontakte page.
The cut, stitching and positioning of camouflage patterns on the
pants match a photograph from Milchakov’s VKontakte page.
The badge is from the 234th Guards Air Assault Regiment of the
Russian Federation’s 76th Guards Air Assault Division, and also
appears in photos on Milchakov's VKontakte page.