Ukrainian military begins testing ‘floating body armor’ for special forces

Reportedly, the feature of this personal protective equipment is a special module created with the participation of both Ukrainian and foreign specialists, which works like a life jacket when in contact with water.

“We received a request to develop such a module for body armor. The main task is to save the lives of soldiers on the water,” said Deputy Defense Minister Vitaliy Polovenko.

“We understand how much weight a soldier carries, especially when it comes to Special Forces. We have already sent several samples of such “floating body armor” to the units for testing. If this stage is successful, we will move on to laboratory tests.”

According to the ministry’s plans, the special rescue module can be used on all approved models of body armor of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.