The thinly-protected, 1950s-vintage BTR-50 might not be the worst vehicle the Russian army has sent in a direct assault on Ukrainian positions, but it’s probably the oldest. And while it’s safer for ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Russian forces in a hot spot of fighting in eastern Ukraine have lost a ...

The second batch of Russian-made BTR-82A armored personnel carriers (APCs) were delivered to Belarus this week. They will enter service with a mechanized brigade stationed in the western Grodno Region ...

In 2009, the Arzamas Machine-Building Plant in Arzamas, in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 250 miles east of Moscow, revealed a new variant of the BTR-82 armored personnel carrier. The BTR-82A—a 17-ton, ...

In brief: The latest photographic evidence of the Kremlin’s disastrous attempt to take the town shows a destroyed BTR-50, an armored personnel carrier that ceased production in 1970. Russian troops ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KYIV, Ukraine — It was an early and delightful symbol of underdog resistance. Dubbed the “John Deere Brigade,” Ukrainian tractors ...

MINSK, 30 September (BelTA) – The first batch of armored personnel carriers (APC) BTR-82A made by Arzamas Machine-Building Plant has been delivered to the railway station Ozerishche, Minsk, the ...

When Russian troops abandoned a BTR-82A armored personnel carrier, they dropped a grenade inside to render it unusable. Or so they thought. A Ukrainian soldier explains how they repaired the damage to ...

MINSK, December 9. /TASS/. A new batch of Russian-made BTR-82A armored personnel carriers has arrived in Belarus and will enter service with the mechanized brigade stationed in the western Grodno ...