The Ukrainian military received the first batch of Kirpi armored vehicles manufactured by the Turkish BMC company.
The relevant video was posted by the "Kakhovka" operational group of troops, noting in a post that "new Turkish BMC Kirpi armored personnel carriers were handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine." They also noted that another delivery of 150 units is expected soon.
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At the same time, People's Deputy of Ukraine Yury Mysyagin clarified that the first batch includes fifty vehicles, which are distributed between two brigades of the Marine Corps of Ukraine.
It should be noted that the Turkish army quite actively uses the BMC Kirpi MRAP vehicles. This infantry mobility vehicle provides protection against small arms and mine threats. With a weight of 19 tons and a full load of up to 20.8 tons, the maximum speed is up to 100 km/h, which is provided thanks to the use of an 8.9-liter turbodiesel with a power of 375 hp. and 2,100 rpm of torque, mated to an Allison 6-speed automatic transmission.
The vehicle can accommodate 13 soldiers and can be armed with both a turret and a full-fledged combat module. By the way, "native" combat modules for this machine have already been spotted in Ukraine. In particular, the MT-LB, which uses a combat module of the SARP type, got into the video earlier.
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