BTR-7
Armored personnel carrier
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The BTR-70DI[1] is a Ukrainian upgrade of the Soviet BTR-70 with BTR-80 hatch and new diesel engines.[2]
| BTR-7 | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Armored personnel carrier |
| Place of origin | Ukraine |
| Service history | |
| In service | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Production history | |
| Produced | 2011 |
| Variants | See below |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 12.2 tonnes[1] |
| Length | 7.595 m[1] |
| Width | 2.8 m[1] |
| Height | 2.25 m (including turret)[1] |
| Crew | 3 crew (+7 troops)[1] |
| Armor | Classified |
Main armament | 14.5 mm KPVT machine gun[1] |
Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT machine gun[1] |
| Engine | FPT Iveco Tector[1] 2 × 150 hp[1] |
| Suspension | wheeled 8×8[1] |
| Ground clearance | 0.49 m[1] |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h[1] |
Description
The vehicle is a 8x8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier.[1]
It has 2 FPT Iveco Tector engines (from the Iveco EuroCargo truck) P4 (Euro III), 150 hp each.[1]
Can be optionally fitted with modular turrets "Ingul" or "Bug" or with the "Zaslon" active protection system.
Variants
- BTR-70DI (БТР-70Дi),[1] also known as BTR-7 "Defender" - armoured personnel carrier[2]
- BTR-70DI-02 "Svityaz" (БТР-70Дi-02 "Свiтязь") - armoured command vehicle. The first vehicle was built in 2012[3]
- BMM-70 (БММ-70) - armored medical vehicle, at least six were built[4]
- BREM-7K (БРЕМ-7К), also known as BREM-2000 - armoured recovery vehicle equipped with specialized lifting and recovery equipment
Operators
Ukraine: As of 2 March 2025, Ukraine lost 33 BTR-7 (15 destroyed,3 damaged and abandoned,1 captured.[5]
Russia: At least 15 have been captured by Russian forces during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6]
