BTR-7

BTR-7
Type - Armored personnel carrier
Place of origin - Ukraine
Service history
In service - Ukrainian Ground Forces
Production history
Produced - 2011
Specifications
Mass - 12.2 tonnes
Length - 7.595 m
Width - 2.8 m
Height - 2.25 m (including turret)
Crew - 3 crew (+7 troops)
Main armament - 14.5 mm KPVT machine gun
Secondary armament - 7.62 mm PKT machine gun
Engine - FPT Iveco Tector . 2 × 150 hp
Suspension - wheeled 8×8
Ground clearance - 0.49 m
Maximum speed - 100 km/h

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 (from the Iveco EuroCargo truck) P4 (Euro III), 150 hp each.
Can be optionally fitted with modular turrets "Ingul" or "Bug" or with the "Zaslon" active protection system.

Variants
BTR-70DI (БТР-70Дi), also known as BTR-7 "Defender" - armoured personnel carrier.
BTR-70DI-02 "Svityaz" (БТР-70Дi-02 "Свiтязь") - armoured command vehicle. The first vehicle was built in 2012.
BMM-70 (БММ-70) - armored medical vehicle, at least six were built.
BREM-7K (БРЕМ-7К), also known as BREM-2000 - armoured recovery vehicle equipped with specialized lifting and recovery equipment.
Operators
 Ukraine
 Russia: At least nine were captured by Russian forces during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.