Armored Vehicles

BMP-2M Berezhok

Also known as
  • BMP-2M
  • BMP-2M Berezhok
  • BMP-2M "Berezhok"
  • B05Ya01 Berezhok
  • Berezhok combat module
  • BMP-2M with Berezhok turret
  • Berezhok

The BMP-2M Berezhok is a Russian modernization of the Soviet BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle built around the B05Ya01 Berezhok combat module. It keeps the BMP-2 tracked amphibious chassis and 30 mm 2A42 cannon while adding a modernized sighting and fire-control package, a roof grenade launcher, and four Kornet-family anti-tank missiles for heavier anti-armor firepower.

BMP-2M Berezhok, Tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle modernization, Armored Vehicles
Image source: BMP-2M during the Armiya 2023 exhibition

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Russia
Type
Tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle modernization
Service note
Entered Russian service in the late 2000s; documented in the 2022 full-scale phase of the Russia-Ukraine War
Designer
KBP Instrument Design Bureau
Designed
Early 2000s
Produced
Mid-2000s onward
Developed from
BMP-2

Specifications

Crew and passengers
3 crew plus 7 troops
Combat weight
About 16 t
Main armament
30 mm 2A42 automatic cannon
Missile armament
Four ready-to-fire Kornet-family anti-tank guided missiles in two twin launchers
Secondary armament
7.62 mm PKT/PKTM coaxial machine gun and 30 mm automatic grenade launcher
Fire control
Combined stabilized gunner sight, day/night channels, laser range finding, missile guidance channel, onboard digital computer, target autotracker, commander panoramic sight, and digital stabilizer described for the B05Ya01 module
Mobility
Tracked amphibious BMP-2 chassis; road speed commonly listed around 65 km/h
Berezhok Combat Module

The Berezhok package changes the BMP-2 page from a baseline autocannon-and-single-ATGM vehicle into a denser fire-support platform. Source descriptions center on a retained 30 mm 2A42 cannon and PKT or PKTM coaxial machine gun, four Kornet-family anti-tank missile launch tubes, a 30 mm automatic grenade launcher, and updated day/night fire-control equipment.

Anti-armor fit

Four Kornet-family launch tubes give the vehicle a heavier guided-missile load than the baseline BMP-2 roof launcher.

Fire-support fit

The 2A42 cannon remains the main gun, supplemented by a coaxial machine gun and an automatic grenade launcher for closer targets and infantry support.

Upgrade identity

KBP Instrument Design Bureau is identified with the B05Ya01 combat module, while the vehicle remains part of the BMP-2 family.

Variants

BMP-2M is a modernization designation, while Berezhok identifies the KBP combat-module package most visibly associated with the four Kornet missile launch tubes and updated sights.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
BMP-2, Tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, Armored VehiclesBMP-2Parent infantry fighting vehicle

The BMP-2M Berezhok is a modernization of the BMP-2 rather than a wholly new tracked chassis.

Sources: ODIN BMP-2M Berezhok IFV, BMP-2M - WeaponSystems.net

Parent Vehicle Family

The entry is separated from the baseline BMP-2 because the Berezhok combat module changes the weapon fit and battlefield role while retaining the BMP-2 chassis family.

Compatible itemItem typeCompatibility evidence
BMP-2, Tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, Armored VehiclesBMP-2Tracked infantry fighting vehicle

ODIN and WeaponSystems.net describe the BMP-2M Berezhok as an upgraded or modernized BMP-2 family vehicle.

Sources: ODIN BMP-2M Berezhok IFV, BMP-2M - WeaponSystems.net

Weapons And Ammunition
Carried itemItem typeCarriage evidence
2A42 30 mm automatic cannon, 30 mm automatic cannon, Artillery2A42 30 mm automatic cannon30 mm automatic cannon

The Berezhok module retains the BMP-2 family's 30 mm 2A42 cannon as the main gun.

Sources: ODIN BMP-2M Berezhok IFV, BMP-2M - WeaponSystems.net

30x165 mm ammunition, 30x165 mm autocannon ammunition family, Munitions30x165 mm ammunition30x165 mm autocannon ammunition

The vehicle's 2A42 cannon fires the same 30x165 mm ammunition family used by BMP-2-type autocannon installations.

Sources: ODIN BMP-2M Berezhok IFV, Ammunition 30x165 mm - STV GROUP

9M133 Kornet, Laser beam-riding anti-tank guided missile system, Infantry Weapons9M133 KornetAnti-tank guided missile

The Berezhok weapon module is described with four Kornet-family anti-tank missile launch tubes mounted around the turret.

Sources: ODIN BMP-2M Berezhok IFV, BMP-2M - WeaponSystems.net

Timeline

BMP-2M Berezhok Key Events

  1. Berezhok-equipped BMP-2M photographed

    Wikimedia Commons preserves Vitaly V. Kuzmin imagery of a BMP-2M with the Berezhok weapon system at the Engineering Technologies 2010 exhibition.

    Sources: File:Engineering Technologies 2010 Part4 0018 copy.jpg

  2. Full-scale Ukraine loss tracking begins

    Oryx's visually documented Russian loss list for the full-scale invasion includes BMP-2M Berezhok vehicles among Russian armored combat vehicle losses.

    Sources: Attack On Europe: Russian Equipment Losses

  3. Destroyed BMP-2M reported in Ukraine

    Defense Express reported a Russian BMP-2M with the Berezhok combat module destroyed in Ukraine and described the type as rarely seen on Ukrainian front lines at that point.

    Sources: Rare BMP-2M vehicle Equipped With Berezhok Combat Module Destroyed in Ukraine

  4. Captured BMP-2M reported in Ukrainian use

    Army Recognition reported that Ukrainian soldiers had captured a Russian BMP-2M Berezhok and were using the vehicle.

    Sources: Ukrainian army uses captured Russian BMP-2M Berezhok

Media

BMP-2M Berezhok Videos

BMP-2M Berezhok Images

BMP-2M Berezhok, Tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle modernization, Armored Vehicles - view 1
Source: BMP-2 with modernized turret at Engineering Technologies 2012
BMP-2M Berezhok, Tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle modernization, Armored Vehicles - view 2
Source: BMP-2M with armored sights of the Western Military District
BMP-2M Berezhok, Tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle modernization, Armored Vehicles - view 3
Source: 2020 Moscow Victory Day Parade BMP-2M
BMP-2M Berezhok, Tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle modernization, Armored Vehicles - view 4
Source: File:Engineering Technologies 2010 Part4 0018 copy.jpg
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Sources

B05YA01 Combat Module for Armoured Vehicles UpgradePublisher: SP's Land Forces | Note: Supports B05Ya01/Berezhok combat-module armament, fire-control equipment, Kornet launcher arrangement, automatic grenade launcher feed, and KBP modernization context. | Accessed: 2026-07-02ODIN BMP-2M Berezhok IFVPublisher: U.S. Army ODIN Worldwide Equipment Guide | Note: Supports BMP-2M Berezhok identity, upgraded BMP-2 context, KBP weapon-system attribution, armament, and general specifications. | Accessed: 2026-07-02BMP-2M - WeaponSystems.netPublisher: WeaponSystems.net | Note: Supports Russian origin, BMP-2M modernization identity, development and production period, developer, producer context, armament, and service-status background. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Ammunition 30x165 mm - STV GROUPPublisher: STV GROUP | Note: Supports the 2A42 cannon's use of 30x165 mm ammunition for the ammunition relationship. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Attack On Europe: Russian Equipment LossesPublisher: Oryx | Note: Directly documents Russian BMP-2M Berezhok losses in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War using visual evidence. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Rare BMP-2M vehicle Equipped With Berezhok Combat Module Destroyed in UkrainePublisher: Defense Express | Note: Directly supports 2014 Russia-Ukraine War use by reporting a Russian BMP-2M Berezhok destroyed in Ukraine and identifying the vehicle on Ukrainian front lines. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Ukrainian army uses captured Russian BMP-2M BerezhokPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports 2014 Russia-Ukraine War direct use and captured-equipment context: it reports Ukrainian soldiers captured a Russian BMP-2M Berezhok and were using it in April 2023. | Accessed: 2026-07-02BMP-2M during the Armiya 2023 exhibitionPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a BMP-2M at the Armiya 2023 exhibition; Commons records Kirill Borisenko as author and CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing. | Accessed: 2026-07-02BMP-2 with modernized turret at Engineering Technologies 2012Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a BMP-2 with a modernized turret at Engineering Technologies 2012; Commons records Mike1979 Russia as author and CC BY-SA 3.0 licensing. | Accessed: 2026-07-02BMP-2M with armored sights of the Western Military DistrictPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a June 2023 BMP-2M image sourced to Russian Ministry of Defence material and marked CC BY 4.0 on Commons. | Accessed: 2026-07-022020 Moscow Victory Day Parade BMP-2MPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for BMP-2M vehicles at the 2020 Moscow Victory Day Parade from Kremlin.ru imagery marked CC BY 4.0 on Commons. | Accessed: 2026-07-02File:Engineering Technologies 2010 Part4 0018 copy.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a BMP-2M with the Berezhok weapon system; Commons records Vitaly V. Kuzmin as author and CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing. | Accessed: 2026-07-02