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: As of 2 March 2025, Ukraine lost 33 BRT 7 (15 destroyed,3 damaged and abandoned,15 captured.
- Russia: At least 15 were captured by Russian forces during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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