The BTR-70DI is a Ukrainian upgrade of the Soviet BTR-70 with BTR-80 hatch and new diesel engines.
== Description == The vehicle is a 8x8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier. It has 2 FPT Iveco Tector engines (from the Iveco EuroCargo truck) P4 (Euro III), 150 hp each. Can be optionally fitted with modular turrets "Ingul" or "Bug" or with the "Zaslon" active protection system.
Variants
BTR-70DI (БТР-70Дi), also known as BTR-7 "Defender" - armoured personnel carrier BTR-70DI-02 "Svityaz" (БТР-70Дi-02 "Свiтязь") - armoured command vehicle. The first vehicle was built in 2012 BMM-70 (БММ-70) - armored medical vehicle, at least six were built BREM-7K (БРЕМ-7К), also known as BREM-2000 - armoured recovery vehicle equipped with specialized lifting and recovery equipment
== Operators == Ukraine: As of 2 March 2025, Ukraine lost 33 BTR-7 (15 destroyed,3 damaged and abandoned,1 captured. Russia: At least 15 have been captured by Russian forces during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.