The Cossacks see this, and send him the following, which apparently rhymed originally, but unfortunately that didn't survive translation. Sultan Mehmed IV to the Zaporozhian Cossacks: As the Sultan son of Muhammad brother of the sun and moon grandson and viceroy of God ruler of the kingdoms of Macedonia, Babylon, Jerusalem, Upper and Lower Egypt emperor of emperors sovereign of sovereigns extraordinary knight, never defeated steadfast guardian of the tomb of Jesus Christ trustee chosen by God Himself the hope and comfort of Muslims confounder and great defender of Christians – I command you, the Zaporogian Cossacks, to submit to me voluntarily and without any resistance, and to desist from troubling me with your attacks.
He sends them a pretty pretentious letter which reads: So the gist of it goes that these guys from the lower Dnieper river whooped some of Mehmed's troops, so Mehmed figures he may as well just ask them to surrender, rather than go to the trouble of a military conquest. Gave rise to a massive painting, 203 cmx358 cm. TL DR, A load of Ukrainian soldiers have a laugh telling Sultan Mehmed IV that he " canst not slay a hedgehog with your naked arse? "(Wikipedia translation) Here's some surviving footage of the old getup! Prior to that they wore all black and Joakim rocked a curly 'fro-mullet, auto-tinting specs, and a black leather fringed biker jacket. The band's urban camo pants/black shirt look started when they filmed the music video for "Attero Dominatus" in 2006.
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