![]() Vehicles withstood enemy machine gun fire and RPGs, and the slat-armor and Kevlar layer also protected the crews from shrapnel. During the fighting at Sloviansk, soldiers praised the new BTR-4E, especially for its armour, mobility, and optics. In April 2014, units of the National Guard of Ukraine received their first BTR-4E IFVs, and during late May and early June they were already involved in the siege of Sloviansk, which was liberated on 5 July 2014, with the separatists and Russians withdrawing to Donetsk. The Ukrainian army thus took over 52 BTR-4E IFVs originally intended for Iraq. However, only 88 vehicles were delivered from the order, as the Iraqi Ministry of Defense cancelled the contract due to quality issues. In 2012, the Iraqi Ministry of Defence ordered 420 Ukrainian BTR-4E IFVs. In 2009, the BTR-4 was presented as a candidate for replacing the Pegaso BMR as the next infantry combat vehicle of the Spanish Army. ![]() The first series of ten BTRs entered service with the army of Ukraine in 2009. A serial production started in late 2008. The prototype, which was designed as a private venture, was unveiled at the Aviasvit 2006 exhibition held in Kyiv in June 2006. ![]() They have seen action in the Russo-Ukrainian War, in the capture of Jurf al-Nasr from ISIL, and during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The BTR-4 " Bucephalus" ( Ukrainian: БТР-4 «Буцефал», romanized: Butsefal, abbreviation of Бронетранспортер, Bronetransporter, 'armoured transporter') is an amphibious 8x8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) designed in Ukraine by the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau (SOE KMDB).
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