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    BTR-80 - Wikipedia

    The BTR-80 (Russian: бронетранспортёр, romanized: bronetransportyor, lit. 'armoured carrier') is an 8×8 wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed in the Soviet Union. It was adopted in 1985 and replaced the …

    Description

    The BTR-80 is based on the BTR-70 APC, which itself was based on the BTR-60. It has a single 260-hp V-8 turbocharged water-cooled diesel engine, an improvement over the twin gasoline engines installed in the BTR-60 an… See more

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    Operational history

    The BTR-80 took part in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. As of 1 January 2025, both Russia and Ukraine lost significant numbers of BTR-80s.
    • Russia was visually confirmed by Oryx to have lost 8… See more

    Variants

    • BTR-80 (GAZ-5903) – armored personnel carrier.
    • BTR-80A (GAZ-59034) – IFV (See pictures) with a 2A72 30 mm gun and 300 rounds as the primary weapon. The turret is called BPP… See more

    Sources

    • Zaloga, Steven J. (1990). Soviet Wheeled Armored Vehicles. Hong Kong: Concord Publications. ISBN 962-361-013-0.
    • Hull/Markov/Zaloga (1999). Soviet/Russian Armor and Artillery Design Practices: 1945 to Present. … See more

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