Air Defense

9S932-2 Barnaul-T

Also known as
  • 9S932-2 intelligence, control and command vehicle
  • 9S932-2 reconnaissance and control module
  • 9S932-2 MRU-D
  • MRU-D
  • Barnaul-T MRU-D
  • Barnaul-T reconnaissance and control module

The 9S932-2 Barnaul-T is the airborne MRU-D reconnaissance and control vehicle in Russia's Barnaul-T tactical air-defense automation family. Mounted on a BTR-MDM/Rakushka-derived tracked chassis, it carries radar, communications, and automated command equipment to build an air picture and pass target data to subordinate short-range air-defense units.

9S932-2 Barnaul-T, Air-defense reconnaissance and command vehicle, Air Defense
Image source: ArmyInform 9S932-2 Near Irpin

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Russia
Built by
NPP Rubin
Type
Air-defense reconnaissance and command vehicle
Service note
Entered Russian Airborne Forces reporting in the late 2010s and documented in the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Designer
NPP Rubin
Designed
2000s
Produced
Reported in Russian Airborne Forces service by 2018

Specifications

System family
Barnaul-T tactical air-defense automated command-and-control system
Module designation
9S932-2 / MRU-D
Primary role
Reconnaissance, air-picture processing, command communications, and target distribution
Chassis
BTR-MDM/Rakushka-derived tracked airborne chassis
Radar function
Detects aerial targets and feeds target information to air-defense assets
Reported detection range
Up to 40 km in Ukrainian military reporting
Mobility
Tracked self-propelled airborne vehicle
Command Role

The 9S932-2 is best read as an air-defense command-and-surveillance node rather than as a shooter. Barnaul-T sources describe the family as collecting low-altitude air-target data, receiving air-picture information from connected sensors, assigning targets to subordinate air-defense units, and issuing fire-control or no-fire commands according to unit readiness and available channels.

Mission

Reconnaissance, air-picture processing, command communications, and target distribution for tactical air-defense units.

Chassis

BTR-MDM/Rakushka-derived airborne tracked vehicle, described in Ukrainian reporting as the base for the captured MRU-D vehicle.

Sensor note

Ukrainian military reporting describes a radar able to detect aerial targets out to about 40 km and pass target data automatically to air-defense assets.

Variants

Open sources distinguish the 9S932-2 from earlier Barnaul-T modules mainly by its airborne chassis and MRU-D role inside the same tactical air-defense automation family.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
9S932-1 / MRU-BReconnaissance and control module on tracked chassis

Listed as a Barnaul-T reconnaissance and control module for battery-level air-defense command posts; battlefield reporting often distinguishes it from the 9S932-2/MRU-D airborne version.

Sources: Barnaul-T Air Defense Automation Set, InformNapalm Barnaul-T in Donbas

9S931 / 9S931-1Planning module family

VPK's Barnaul-T system profile lists wheeled and tracked planning modules alongside the reconnaissance/control and MANPADS automation elements.

Sources: Barnaul-T Air Defense Automation Set

9S933 / 9S935Portable and MANPADS automation modules

The same system profile lists a portable platoon fire-control module and a MANPADS section automation kit, showing that Barnaul-T links vehicle command posts with dismounted air-defense operators.

Sources: Barnaul-T Air Defense Automation Set

Connected Short-Range Air Defense

Barnaul-T is a command-and-control network rather than a launcher. Public descriptions tie its reconnaissance and command modules to short-range air-defense systems and MANPADS through datalinks and subordinate automation kits.

Compatible itemItem typeCompatibility evidence
9K35 Strela-10, Tracked short-range surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense9K35 Strela-10Short-range surface-to-air missile system

The War Zone describes Barnaul-T command vehicles supporting 9K35 Strela-10 units, while ArmedConflicts lists Strela-10M3 among the short-range systems connected to the Barnaul-T network.

Sources: The War Zone Barnaul-T Capture, ArmedConflicts Barnaul-T Profile

9K333 Verba, Man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS), Air Defense9K333 VerbaMANPADS

The War Zone describes the 9S935 and 9S933 modules as the Barnaul-T link for 9K333 Verba operators, placing the MANPADS inside the broader tactical air-defense command network.

Sources: The War Zone Barnaul-T Capture

Tor-M2, Short-range surface-to-air missile system, Air DefenseTor-M2Short-range air-defense system

The War Zone and ArmedConflicts both describe Barnaul-T as linked to Tor-family short-range air-defense systems; the local Tor-M2 record is the closest cataloged modern Tor-family page.

Sources: The War Zone Barnaul-T Capture, ArmedConflicts Barnaul-T Profile

9K33 Osa, Short-range self-propelled surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense9K33 OsaShort-range surface-to-air missile system

ArmedConflicts lists 9K33 Osa among the short-range air-defense systems supported by Barnaul-T command modules.

Sources: ArmedConflicts Barnaul-T Profile

2K22 Tunguska, Tracked self-propelled gun-missile air defense system, Air Defense2K22 TunguskaGun-missile air-defense system

ArmedConflicts lists 2K22 Tunguska among the short-range air-defense systems that Barnaul-T modules are designed to support.

Sources: ArmedConflicts Barnaul-T Profile

Timeline

9S932-2 Barnaul-T Key Events

  1. Russian module patent published

    Russian patent data for a reconnaissance and control module cites NPP Rubin and references software for the 9S932-1, 9S932, and 9S932-2 product line.

    Sources: RU90234U1 Reconnaissance and Control Module

  2. Airborne version reported in service

    Russian reporting said the Ivanovo Airborne Forces formation received a divisional Barnaul-T air-defense automation set built on BTR-MDM Rakushka tracked vehicles and parachute-droppable with the Bakhcha-UPD-S system.

    Sources: Ivanovo VDV Barnaul-T Delivery

  3. Vehicle captured at Moshchun

    WarSpotting geolocated the 9S932-2/MRU-D captured-vehicle record to Moshchun on 1 March 2022, and Ukrainian sources soon after identified an abandoned Russian 9S932-2/MRU-D Barnaul-T vehicle near the Irpin River after Russian forces withdrew from the Kyiv axis.

    Sources: WarSpotting 9S932-2 MRU-D, ArmyInform 9S932-2 Near Irpin, Defense Express 9S932-2 Near Irpin

Media

9S932-2 Barnaul-T Images

9S932-2 Barnaul-T, Air-defense reconnaissance and command vehicle, Air Defense - view 1
Source: ArmyInform 9S932-2 Near Irpin
9S932-2 Barnaul-T, Air-defense reconnaissance and command vehicle, Air Defense - view 2
Source: ArmyInform 9S932-2 Near Irpin
Related Weapon Systems
1L13-3 Nebo-SV, Mobile VHF two-coordinate air-surveillance radar, Air DefenseAir Defense1L13-3 Nebo-SVMobile VHF two-coordinate air-surveillance radarThe 1L13-3 Nebo-SV is a Soviet/Russian mobile meter-band radar for ground-forces air defense, built to search for aircraft, helicopters, UAVs, and other air targets and pass range-and-bearing data to command posts or missile batteries. It is a two-coordinate predecessor to the 1L119 Nebo-SVU: sources describe it with a 72-element VHF antenna array, separate IFF interrogator, six-person crew, and fighter-target detection figures reaching roughly 350 km at high altitude.
36D6 / ST-68U surveillance radar, Mobile three-coordinate air-surveillance radar, Air DefenseAir Defense36D6 / ST-68U surveillance radarMobile three-coordinate air-surveillance radarThe 36D6 / ST-68U Tin Shield family is a mobile Soviet-legacy three-coordinate surveillance radar used to detect and track low-, medium-, and high-altitude air targets for air-defense command posts, SAM units, and air-traffic-control tasks. Ukrainian sources identify Iskra as the enterprise behind ST-68U/19Zh6 development history and later 35D6/36D6M modernization, while open technical references describe the 36D6 as an S-band radar with 360-degree azimuth coverage, four beams, 350 kW peak transmitter power, and target-data output to automated air-defense users. In the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, visually documented loss lists and General Staff-derived reporting place 36D6/ST-68U radars on both sides of the air-defense fight.
76N6 Clam Shell, S-300-family low-altitude acquisition radar, Air DefenseAir Defense76N6 Clam ShellS-300-family low-altitude acquisition radarThe 76N6 Clam Shell is a Soviet/Russian S-300-family low-altitude acquisition radar built to find small, low-flying targets such as cruise missiles and terrain-following aircraft. It supplements the S-300 battery's wider search and fire-control radars by improving coverage near the radar horizon, often from a 40V6M or 40V6MD mast. Direct Ukraine-war evidence identifies Clam Shell-family equipment in Slovakia's S-300PMU transfer to Ukraine and a 76N6 radar destroyed with Russian S-300 equipment at Voronezh in August 2025.
MT-LB with ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun, Improvised tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, Air DefenseAir DefenseMT-LB with ZU-23 anti-aircraft gunImprovised tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gunThe MT-LB with ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun is an improvised tracked fire-support and short-range air-defense vehicle that combines the Soviet MT-LB multipurpose armored tractor with a twin 23 mm ZU-23 gun mount. Public records show the configuration in Iraqi, Russian, Ukrainian, Syrian, and Armenian or Artsakh service contexts, with documented examples ranging from an Iraqi wreck in Baghdad to vehicles destroyed, damaged, or captured in later wars.
Pantsir-S1, Self-propelled short-range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft gun system, Air DefenseAir DefensePantsir-S1Self-propelled short-range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft gun systemThe Pantsir-S1 is a Russian mobile point-defense system that combines 57E6-family command-guided surface-to-air missiles, twin 30 mm 2A38M automatic cannon, target-acquisition radar, engagement radar, and electro-optical fire control on a wheeled combat vehicle. It is designed to protect military units, air-defense sites, infrastructure, and longer-range air-defense formations against aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, precision weapons, and UAVs, with documented or reported conflict relevance in Ukraine, Syria, Libya, Yemen, and Sudan.

Sources

Barnaul-T Air Defense Automation SetPublisher: VPK.name | Note: Supports Barnaul-T system composition, NPP Rubin developer attribution, tactical air-defense automation functions, modular command structure, and the 9S932 reconnaissance/control module family context. | Accessed: 2026-07-02RU90234U1 Reconnaissance and Control ModulePublisher: Google Patents / Russian patent data | Note: Supports reconnaissance/control module background, NPP Rubin rights-holder context, patent publication date, and references to the 9S932-1, 9S932, and 9S932-2 software/product line. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Defense Express 9S932-2 Near IrpinPublisher: Defense Express | Note: Supports 2014 Russia-Ukraine War direct conflict-use/captured-equipment context by identifying a Russian 9S932-2/MRU-D Barnaul-T vehicle abandoned near Irpin, and supports BTR-MDM/Rakushka chassis, reported 2018 service context, and 40 km radar-detection claims. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Ivanovo VDV Barnaul-T DeliveryPublisher: VPK.name / TsAMTO | Note: Supports 2018 Russian Airborne Forces Barnaul-T delivery context, BTR-MDM Rakushka tracked base, parachute-droppable configuration, and automated fire-control chain from air-defense regiment command to gunner/operator. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Oryx Russian Equipment LossesPublisher: Oryx | Note: Supports 2014 Russia-Ukraine War direct conflict-use/captured-equipment context by listing one Russian 9S932-2 intelligence, control and command vehicle for Barnaul-T as captured. | Accessed: 2026-07-02WarSpotting 9S932-2 MRU-DPublisher: WarSpotting | Note: Supports 2014 Russia-Ukraine War direct conflict-use/captured-equipment context by identifying a 9S932-2 MRU-D command post for Barnaul-T captured at Moshchun, Bucha raion, with Russia-to-Ukraine transfer context. | Accessed: 2026-07-02ArmyInform 9S932-2 Near IrpinPublisher: ArmyInform / Ministry of Defense of Ukraine | Note: Supports 2014 Russia-Ukraine War direct conflict-use/captured-equipment context by reporting the 9S932-2 Barnaul-T/MRU vehicle near Irpin, and supports the image gallery under ArmyInform's stated CC BY 4.0 content license. | Accessed: 2026-07-02The War Zone Barnaul-T CapturePublisher: The War Zone | Note: Supports Barnaul-T network background, including SHORAD and MANPADS systems connected through Barnaul-T modules, and contextualizes captured Barnaul-T components in Ukraine. | Accessed: 2026-07-02ArmedConflicts Barnaul-T ProfilePublisher: ArmedConflicts.com | Note: Supports Barnaul-T module composition, 9S932-2 BTR-MD platform context, and compatible short-range air-defense systems connected to the Barnaul-T network. | Accessed: 2026-07-02InformNapalm Barnaul-T in DonbasPublisher: InformNapalm | Note: Supports earlier Barnaul-T family background in Ukraine, including the 9S932-1 module description and system composition; it is not used as direct support for the 9S932-2 conflict-use row. | Accessed: 2026-07-02