Like its predecessor, the BMP-2 can ford water obstacles, but its weight (approximately 33,000 pounds) leaves little room for additional armor. This significantly lags what Western IFVs offer ...

Weighing approximately 15 metric tons (33,000 lbs), the BMP-2 has amphibious capabilities but lacks significant armor protection. Its front armor can withstand anti-armor rounds up to 23 mm ...

With the BMP-2’s upgrades and Russia’s capacity for mass production, the dominance the Bradleys have enjoyed over the battlefield in Ukraine is coming to an end.

TASS/. Kurganmashzavod (part of High Precision Systems within the state tech corporation Rostec) has dispatched a batch of BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles with extra armor to Russian troops ...