Profile
- Type
- 120 mm wheeled self-propelled gun-mortar
- Origin
- Soviet Union / Russia
- Service note
- Adopted in 1990; documented in the Russia-Ukraine War
Artillery
2S23 Nona-SVK
The 2S23 Nona-SVK is a Russian 120 mm self-propelled gun-mortar that adapts the Nona artillery system to a BTR-80 8x8 armored chassis. Its rifled 2A60 weapon can provide direct or indirect fire with mortar bombs and artillery projectiles, giving motorized units a compact battalion-level fire-support vehicle. In the Russia-Ukraine War, Russian 2S23s have appeared in battlefield reporting and visually confirmed loss records, including destroyed and captured vehicles.
- Built in
- Russia
Service History
- In service
- Entered Russian service around 1990
- Used by
- Russian Armed Forces, Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- Motovilikha Plants Corporation
- Designed
- 1980s
- Built in
- Russia
- Unit cost
- Reported around $989,720 in 2006 dollars
- Produced
- Low-rate production through the early 2000s
- Number built
- Forecast International reported 285 produced through 2005
- Variants
- 2S23 Nona-SVK
Specifications
- Crew
- 4 to 6
- Main armament
- 120 mm 2A60 rifled gun-mortar plus 7.62 mm pintle-mounted machine gun
- Maximum firing range
- 8.8 km with HE projectile; 12.8 km with rocket-assisted projectile
- Rate of fire
- Up to 10 rounds per minute; 4 rounds per minute sustained
- Ammunition carried
- 30 rounds
- Combat weight
- 14.5 metric tons
- Mobility
- BTR-80-derived 8x8 amphibious chassis; 70 km/h road speed and 600 km road range
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: RussiaUkraineRole: Battalion-level self-propelled mortar fire support
Russian forces have fielded 2S23 Nona-SVK gun-mortars in Ukraine, while Ukrainian forces have operated a prewar example and captured Russian vehicles for 120 mm fire-support missions.
2S23 Nona-SVK Images
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2S23 NONAPublisher: Army Guide | Note: Supports manufacturer attribution, BTR-80 chassis background, 2A60 armament, and general system description. | Accessed: 2026-06-202S23 Nona-SVK Self-Propelled Gun-Mortar SpecificationsPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports firing range, ammunition, traverse, rate of fire, weight, crew, and BTR chassis specifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-20SM-120 (2S23) Nona-SVK 120mm Self-Propelled Howitzer/MortarPublisher: Forecast International | Note: Supports production, unit-cost, contractor, technical, and service-background details from an archived 2006 report. | Accessed: 2026-06-202S23 NonaPublisher: Canadian Army | Note: Supports official recognition of the 2S23 Nona-SVK as a 120 mm battalion-level self-propelled gun based on BTR-80 mobility and protection. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The Russian Invasion Of UkrainePublisher: Oryx | Note: Supports Russia-Ukraine War conflict-use context by documenting visually confirmed destroyed and captured Russian 120 mm 2S23 Nona-SVK systems. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Russia Strengthens Artillery Arsenal: Deploys 2S23 Nona-SVK Mortar Carrier on Ukrainian BattlefieldPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports Russia-Ukraine War conflict-use context by reporting Russian deployment of the 2S23 Nona-SVK on the Ukrainian battlefield, and summarizes key system specifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-202S23 Nona-SVKPublisher: Tank Encyclopedia | Note: Supports Russia-Ukraine War conflict-use context by documenting Russian 2S23 Nona-SVK deployment, Ukrainian capture, and Ukrainian operation of prewar and captured vehicles. | Accessed: 2026-06-20File:2S23 Nona-SVK.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Primary image provenance; Commons lists the photo as own work licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-20File:Tank-T80BV 2S23 Nona-SVK BTR4 BTR3 Airmobile Forces Ukraine Poroshenko.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Gallery image provenance; Commons states the source is the website of the President of Ukraine and lists a CC BY 4.0 license for pre-October 4, 2022 uploads. | Accessed: 2026-06-20