The growing abundance of civilian-style vehicles is evident in the tallies of Russian losses. Armored trucks and civilian ...

The Russians are using the BTR-50 transporter from the 1950s in the fighting in Ukraine. According to material published on the Forbes portal, this 70-year-old vehicle is a "ominous sign for Russia".

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As the conflict approaches its third year in February, the Russian military is filling the gap by deploying the BTR-50, a Soviet-era vehicle introduced in 1954 during the Cold War. The use of ...