Two-thirds to nearly all of the pre-war Russian active fleet of the BMP-3 may have already been lost in Ukraine
The BMP-3 is a Russian Infantry Fighting Vehicle developed in the Soviet Union in the 1980s by Kurganmashzavod. It entered service in 1987, and belongs to the most… 
The BMP-3 is a Russian Infantry Fighting Vehicle developed in the Soviet Union in the 1980s by Kurganmashzavod. It entered service in 1987, and belongs to the most heavily armed vehicles in its class. Its armament consists of the 100 mm 2A70 low-pressure cannon, the 30 mm 2A72 automatic cannon, the 7.62 mm coaxial PKT machine gun and two other 7.62 mm PKT machine guns. The BMP-3 can fire the 9M117 anti-tank missile of the 9K166-3 Basnya system (AT-12 Swinger in NATO designation) from its main cannon barrel.
The chassis of the BMP-3 adopts the configuration of the armoured combat vehicle family of Russian paratrooper units BMD with the engine…
