BTR-60HM Khorunzhyi, Kyiv, 2021. BTR-60D – Ukrainian modernisation of the BTR-60 supplied by Bulgaria in early 2024. Includes new seating arrangement, side doors, thermal imaging camera for gunner as well as driver. The driver also gets a rear view camera.

Sep 2, 2024 · Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has officially certified and approved for supply the deeply modernized BTR-60 Khorunzhyi armored personnel carrier, according to an announcement on the ministry’s website.

The new BTR-60D standard will consist of the following upgrades: Redesigned seating arrangement to facilitate infantry embarkation and disembarkation Installation of side doors similar to the BTR-70/80 Daytime and thermal imaging camera for the vehicle gunner

Apr 18, 2024 · Ukraine has begun the modernization of Bulgarian BTR-60PB armored personnel carriers provided as military aid. This initiative started at the beginning of the year when Ukraine received the first batch of 100 BTR-60PB-MD1s, previously stored in the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior warehouses.

Aug 29, 2024 · Ukraine has unveiled a significant upgrade to its aging BTR-60 armored personnel carriers, equipping them with the advanced BM-7 Parus turret. This modernization enhances the vehicles' firepower, transforming the Soviet-era transporters into more capable fighting machines.

БТР-60 (БТР-60П[1]) — второй [2] советский колёсный бронетранспортёр (БТР). Был разработан в 1950-х годах как замена бронетранспортёру БТР-152 и был принят на вооружение в 1959 году.

Jul 15, 2023 · Some sources suggest that the exact type of armored personnel carrier donated by Bulgaria is the BTR-60. If true, this could mean another challenge on top of the need to properly restore the vehicles. The BTR-60 is equipped with two GAZ-40P gasoline engines, each having an output of only 90 hp.

Aug 22, 2023 · When Ukrainian firm Practika proposed to modify old Soviet-vintage BTR-60s with a new turret and thicker armor and redesignate them as BTR-60Ms, the plan was for the upgraded vehicles to escort...

The experimental Ukrainian BTR-60М Khorunzhiy armored personnel carrier manufactured by the Praktika Research-and-Production Association was first seen on the front line. Militarnyi reported about this.

Apr 17, 2024 · Український оборонно-промисловий комплекс модернізує болгарські бронетранспортери, що були передані в рамках військової допомоги. На початку року Україна почала отримуватми перші машини із траншу у 100 БТР-60, що зберігались на складах зберігання міністерства внутрішніх справ Болгарії.