Defense Ministry allows Ukrainian armored personnel carrier Khorunzhyi to be supplied to AFU

The Ministry of Defense has codified and approved for delivery to the Armed Forces of Ukraine the domestic armored personnel carrier Khorunzhyi, which is the result of the modernization of the Soviet BTR-60.

This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian News agency reports.

The body of the new Ukrainian armored personnel carrier is made of high-quality Finnish steel, which improved the ballistic protection of the vehicle without increasing its weight.

Also, the body is protected around the perimeter from 7.62 mm bullets with a steel core, the frontal armor can withstand shots from a large-caliber machine gun from a distance of 10 meters.

The design of the bottom of the hull and special anti-mine seats protect the landing party from the consequences of detonation on explosive devices equivalent to 6 kg of TNT.

"Khorunzhyi is much more powerful than the BTR-60, because instead of two 90-horsepower gasoline engines, a 330-horsepower diesel engine is installed in the front part of the hull of the new Ukrainian APC. It accelerates the combat vehicle to a speed of more than 80 km/h, and the capacity of the fuel tanks provides a range of more than half a thousand kilometers," the message reads.

It is also noted that a radically different layout of the body has improved ergonomics and convenience for landing, which is carried out through the aft part of the armored vehicle.

The new armored personnel carrier is equipped with modern electronics, surveillance cameras, an air conditioning system and an autonomous generator, which allows the armored vehicle to function with the engine turned off.

In terms of armament, the new Ukrainian armored personnel carrier has a combat module with a 14.5 mm machine gun or a 30x113 mm cannon.

The Khorunzhyi APC can be produced in six variations: linear armored personnel carrier, personnel carrier, sanitary-evacuation, repair-evacuation, command-staff and self-propelled mortar vehicles.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, in August the Ministry of Defense allowed the Swedish PbV 302 armored personnel carrier with an aircraft cannon to be delivered to the Armed Forces.