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Fiche
Pertinence pour les conflits
Ceci est la fiche unique du catalogue pour ce système. Il est pertinent pour les modules ci-dessous ; le Force Atlas de chaque module montre comment il y est employé.
Opérateurs
Malian Armed Forces (FAMa): Deliveries shown in Malian defence-ministry material from 2023 and in reporting of a further Russian consignment in January 2025; independent verification of numbers is limited. · Ukraine: Inherited Soviet stock, in service since long before 2022. · Russia: A standard wheeled APC of the Russian ground forces, extensively documented in Ukraine.
Rôle sur le champ de bataille
In Ukraine, a standard Russian wheeled APC documented throughout the war, with inherited Ukrainian stock alongside. In Mali, reported Russian deliveries re-equip FAMa's intervention columns — the protected mobility on which the hub-and-column model depends.
Points forts
Road speed and range that tracked vehicles cannot match, amphibious capability, and a design cheap enough to be delivered in packages; the BTR-82A adds a stabilised 30 mm cannon.
Limites
Thin armour and a flat floor: vulnerable to heavy machine guns, RPGs and mines, with side hatches that make dismounting under fire slow. In Ukraine it is among the most frequently documented losses; in Mali the IED threat exposes the same weakness.
Pertinence pour les campagnes
Dérivé : une organisation participant à ces campagnes porte une association d’équipement typée avec ce système. Ce n’est pas la même chose qu’un emploi documenté du système dans la campagne elle-même.
- Campagne de blocus du carburant du JNIM Declared September 2025; eased and reimposed since
via Malian Army (Armée de Terre) (Reported)
Identification visuelle
Eight large wheels, a long sloped hull with a small conical turret (BTR-80) or a larger turret with a long 30 mm barrel (BTR-82A), and distinctive split side doors between the second and third wheels.
Emploi documenté dans les conflits
UKRAINE–RUSSIA. Documented on both sides from 2014 and extensively since 2022; open-source trackers record Russian losses in the hundreds, and the BTR-82A is among the most common Russian vehicles in assault footage. SAHEL. Shown in Malian defence-ministry footage of Russian deliveries in 2023 and reported in a further consignment landed in January 2025; reported with army columns in the central and northern regions. No employment in a named engagement is documented.
Opérateurs par composante et par service
- Malian Army (Armée de Terre) Signalé
Évalué au — 2025-01 Dernière revue — 2026-09-28