BTR-V2 8x8 combat vehicle
The design of the armored body provides reliable protection against bullets and shrapnel, explosive devices. The BTR-V2 can also operate with confidence when encountering weapons of
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A new Belarusian armored personnel carrier is being tested
It turns out that the new APC should have entered service with the Belarusian Armed Forces on November 14, 2023. However, this hasn''t happened yet. Violation of deadlines in the
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Belarus unveils prototype of new armored personnel carrier
As noted by the company, the new 8×8 armored personnel carrier is designed for transporting personnel, fire support, protection against small arms and explosive devices,
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New Volat V2 8x8 APC enters service in Belarus to reduce reliance on
The Volat V2 differs by being the first indigenous armored platform of its type to enter Belarusian service. It is intended to progressively substitute legacy systems with a domestically
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Armored combat vehicles and artillery systems currently in service with the Belarusian Army.
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Belarus Fields BTR-V2 8x8 Armored Personnel Carrier With
On November 24, 2025, Belarusian troops of the 120th Separate Mechanized Brigade in Minsk received the first serial batch of BTR-V2 armored personnel carriers, marking the operational debut of the
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Volat V-2
In June 2021, it became known that the Minsk Wheeled Tractor Plant had developed the first domestic armored personnel carrier with an 8x8 wheel formula.
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Belarus Fields First Domestic V2 Armored Personnel Carrier
Built by Belarusian company Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant (MZKT), the Volat V2 APC is an 8×8 wheeled vehicle designed to transport troops and provide fire support during amphibious
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Three Decades After the USSR Collapse, Belarus Fields Its First
The armored hull is built to withstand small arms and mine blasts, with protection levels meeting GOST and STANAG standards. Additional survivability features include a V-shaped belly,
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Belarus adopts new V-2 armoured personnel carrier
This is an 8×8 wheeled platform with a combat weight of 23.5 tonnes, developed at the Minsk Wheeled Tractor Plant for the needs of the Ministry of Defence of Belarus. The APC is
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Belarusian designers, in parallel with the process of upgrading and modernizing of BTR-70s, had an idea of creating an indigenous BTR in collaboration with Russia. This was the initiative of MZKT in a period of 2008-2010. The vehicle received index MZKT-590100 "Umka". However work has then stalled, as no government contract was signed, and suggestions towards State Military-Industrial Committee for development of government program failed. Umka project did not receive the support and funds of eith
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