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The BMP-1 is still currently being used in the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine by both Russian and Ukrainian forces due to its wide availability compared to the much more modern but less produced BMP-3. As of February 6, 2025, Russian losses in the war have been visually confirmed at 1,037 BMP-1s of various variants (793 destroyed, 33 ...
Produced by the Russian manufacturing company Kurganmashzavod, the BMP-3 — an abbreviation of Boevaya Mashina Pekhoty, or infantry fighting vehicle in Russian — was first used by the Soviet ...
The BMP-3 is a Soviet and Russian infantry fighting vehicle, successor to the BMP-1 and BMP-2. The abbreviation BMP stands for Boevaya Mashina Pekhoty ( Боевая Машина Пехоты , literally "infantry combat vehicle").
[97] [98] [46] As of 17 July 2024, at least 854 (780 BMP-1(P), 49 BMP-1AM, 22 BMP-1 675sb3KDZ and 3 BMP-1U Shkval) have been lost in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. An additional 198 losses in the list that are either BMP-1 or BMP-2, but for which a definitive classification as either cannot be made. [46] BMP-2: Infantry fighting vehicle 2,100 ...
The Kurganets-25 (Russian: Курганец-25) is a tracked amphibious, 25-ton modular infantry fighting vehicle and armored personnel carrier being developed for the Russian Army. The Kurganets-25 is planned to evolve into various models, gradually replacing BMP, BMD, MT-LB and other types of tracked Soviet armored platforms.
A Russian T-80UM-1, with Arena, was first demonstrated to the public at Omsk in late 1997. [35] Arena was also mounted on the BMP-3M modernization package, developed by the Kurganmashzavod Joint Stock Company, although the package has received no export orders. [36] Arena was to be fitted on the Russian Black Eagle which debuted in 1998. [37]
Russian Army BMP-3 The design of the BMP-3 or Obyekt 688M can be traced back to the Obyekt 685 light tank prototype with 100 mm gun 2A48-1 from 1975. [ citation needed ] This vehicle did not enter series production, but the chassis, with a new engine, was used for the next-generation infantry combat vehicle Obyekt 688 [ 5 ] from A. Blagonravov ...
Russian Army BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle in front of a unit of main battle tanks in August 2021, a half year prior to hostilities with Ukraine. This variant mounts a 30-millimeter A272 ...