It seems the Russian army is reactivating old tracked fighting vehicles. As in, really old. In late February, photos circulated on social media depicting BTR-50Ps on heavy military flatbed trucks ...
Recent photos show Russia is dredging deep into its huge inventory of rusting Soviet armored vehicles to reactivate BTR-50P amphibious armored personnel carriers, which were built over a half century ...
Russian troops involved in Moscow’s disastrous attempt to retake the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka were sent into battle in obsolete, 70-year-old vehicles, photos of the battle wreckage suggest.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's military appears to be resorting to 1950s-era armored vehicles amid a shortage of modern equipment as its nearly 20-month war against Ukraine continues. An image of ...
One year into its invasion of neighboring Ukraine, Russia’s Ground Forces increasingly resemble a traveling museum, with “new” replacement vehicles dating back to the mid-20th century. Armored ...
The 1960s-vintage BTR-60 wheeled armored personnel carrier is an armored personnel carrier mostly in name only. Yes, it carries personnel. No, it’s not armored to any meaningful degree. Which is why ...
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has modified an BTR-50 armoured personnel carrier by altering the shape of its hull and fitting the turret from a BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV).