The russian BTR-22 armored personnel carrier is taking part in the russian-Belarusian Zapad 2025 military exercises. The armored vehicle was seen in Grodno, near the Gozhsky training ground, just a few dozen kilometers from the Polish border.
The location of the russian BTR-22 was identified by the Telegram channel called Military Journal. It was spotted on Kirova Street. It can be assumed that russia deliberately leaked photos of the BTR-22 online as part of a campaign to demonstrate its strength to Poland. This campaign also involves drone flights into Polish territory and the presence of two Iskander launchers in Kaliningrad Oblast.
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It should be noted that the appearance of the BTR-22 so close to Poland is not particularly unusual, but it is still notable since the vehicle was first presented only two years ago at the Armiya-2023 forum.
The BTR-22 is essentially a "budget" Bumerang vehicle, which is an unofficial designation, since at its first demonstration it was presented as the BTR-82A. russians admitted that the BTR-22 is more than 20 years behind current realities. Essentially, the BTR-22 reflects russians' effort to rework the earlier BTR-87 project.
In 2023, the BTR-22 was showcased at the exhibition featuring a compartment for a combat module.The vehicle was reported to support a remotely controlled Ballista combat module with a 30 mm 2A42 cannon, a PKTM machine gun, and Konkurs-M anti-tank missile launchers.
The vehicle weighs 20 tons and has a 330 hp engine. The BTR-22 is claimed to be capable of crossing water obstacles.
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