BTR-7

The BTR-70DI is a Ukrainian upgrade of the Soviet BTR-70 with BTR-80 hatch and new diesel engines.

Description

The vehicle is a 8x8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier.
It has 2 FPT Iveco Tector engines P4, 150 hp each.
Can be optionally fitted with modular turrets "Ingul" or "Bug" or with the "Zaslon" active protection system.

Variants

BTR-70DI, also known as BTR-7 "Defender" - armoured personnel carrierBTR-70DI-02 "Svityaz" - armoured command vehicle. The first vehicle was built in 2012BMM-70 - armored medical vehicle, at least six were builtBREM-7K, also known as BREM-2000 - armoured recovery vehicle equipped with specialized lifting and recovery equipment

Operators

: As of 2 March 2025, Ukraine lost 33 BRT 7 (15 destroyed,3 damaged and abandoned,1 captured.
: At least 15 have been captured by Russian forces during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.