The Russian military has deployed BMPT-72 Terminator-2 armored fighting vehicles (AFV) in Syria to test them on the battlefield. BMPT stands for «tank support fighting vehicle» – the weapon that has no analogues in the West. In late June, the vehicle was demonstrated to Syrian President Bashar Assad by Russian Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov during the president’s visit to Khmeimim, the air base used by Russian military and protected by the AFVs and T-90 main battle tanks (MBTs).
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