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Became known, that in the battles for the Donbass, the Russian military is using a new type of infantry fighting vehicle with a combat module "Berezhok". In particular, these modernized BPM-2Ms are used by the military of the Western Military District in battles near the city of Svatovo in the LPR.
According to a Russian officer, commander of one of the divisions, including updated infantry fighting vehicles, the upgraded car has a serious stuffing: automatic gun 2A42 (30-mm), automatic grenade launcher AGS-17 (30-mm), two anti-tank missile systems "Kornet". The officer spoke about this in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Another advantage of a combat vehicle with a combat module "Berezhok" is its ability to fight like a day, and night.
The modernized infantry fighting vehicle was created on the basis of the BMP-2, which, in turn, was adopted by 1980 year and passed a combat test in Afghanistan.
BPM-2M is used in the zone of a special military operation in conjunction with tanks and tank support combat vehicles "Terminator", noted the unit commander.
Should be added, that the "ancestor" of the BPM-2M BMP-2 during the conflict is also used by the Ukrainian side. According to conservative estimates, APU lost from the beginning of the conflict to 70 such machines. Author:Bekhan Uzhakhov