The BTR-50 is lightly-armed and thinly-armored by even 1960s standards, however. When the heavier, and more heavily-armed, BMP-1 debuted in 1966, thousands of BTR-50s cascaded to second-line units.

BTR-50 crews would haul infantry into battle, protect the soldiers as they dismounted then support them with its machine gun. The BTR-50P is lightly-armed and thinly-armored, however.

The BTR-50 appears to be overturned with a large hole having pierced its underside, an indication that it may have hit a land mine, according to the Kyiv Post.

East German troops in a BTR-50 APC, 1973. The BTR-50 is so old, some countries that used it no longer exist. The BTR-50 first entered production in 1954, and production ceased in 1970—53 years ago.

Ukraine's state-owned defense contractor Ukroboronprom has transferred over 50 BTR-3 armored personnel carriers to the country's armed forces.

The BTR-50 is thinly armored by modern standards, protected by at most 13 millimeters of cold-welded steel, insufficient protection from modern anti-tank weapons. And its flat hull does nothing to ...

In recent days, Russian BTR-50 armoured personnel carriers, first fielded in 1954, have also been identified as having been deployed in Ukraine for the first time, the report remarks. Since summer ...

As the conflict approaches its third year in February, the Russian military is filling the gap by deploying the BTR-50, a Soviet-era vehicle introduced in 1954 during the Cold War.

Desperate for armor, Russia is reactivating BTR-50P amphibious armored personnel carriers, which were built over a half century ago between 1954 and 1970.

In recent days, Russian BTR-50 armoured personnel carriers, first fielded in 1954, have also been identified as having been deployed in Ukraine for the first time, the report remarks.