The BRM-1 / BRM-1KM 675-sb3KDZ is a Russian battlefield configuration of the BRM-1K/BRM-1KM reconnaissance-vehicle family fitted with the 675-sb3KDZ additional-protection package. Open-source loss records separately list BRM-1 and BRM-1KM 675-sb3KDZ vehicles among Russian reconnaissance-vehicle losses in Ukraine, while Russian modernization reporting and reference sources describe the BRM-1KM pattern as a BMP-1-derived armored reconnaissance platform with updated sensors, radios, navigation equipment, and 30 mm 2A72 armament.
Oryx listed Russian BRM-1 675-sb3KDZ and BRM-1KM 675-sb3KDZ losses during the full-scale Russia-Ukraine War; WarSpotting separately lists two Russian BRM-1KM 675-sb3KDZ losses from November 2024 and three Russian BRM-1 675-sb3KDZ losses from October 2024 through November 2025.
Role detailsThe BRM-1KM 675-sb3KDZ record covers a protected battlefield configuration of the BRM-1K/BRM-1KM reconnaissance-vehicle family. Direct loss records establish the BRM-1KM 675-sb3KDZ label in Russian service in Ukraine, while broader 675-sb3KDZ reporting describes the package as an additional armor and anti-cumulative grille fit applied to BMP-derived vehicles.
BMP-1-derived armored reconnaissance vehicle family, with BRM-1K/BRM-1KM sources describing the reconnaissance role, radar equipment, radios, crew, and modernized 30 mm armament.
Oryx and WarSpotting separate BRM-1 and BRM-1KM protected examples; BRM-1K/BRM-1KM references are used for family background and specifications.
675-sb3KDZ added-protection package associated in reporting with armor modules, screens, and anti-cumulative grilles on BMP-derived vehicles.
Exact BRM kit technical data was not found in official public specifications.
The gallery uses open-license BRM-1KM training imagery and a baseline BRM-1K museum image because clearly reusable imagery of the exact 675-sb3KDZ fit was not identified.
WarSpotting and Oryx imagery was used as evidence, not reused as catalog media.
The 675-sb3KDZ designation describes an added protection fit applied to existing BMP-derived reconnaissance vehicles rather than a clean-sheet reconnaissance vehicle.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
 | Baseline Soviet reconnaissance-vehicle family | The BRM-1/BRM-1K family is derived from the BMP-1 chassis and carries reconnaissance equipment; the 675-sb3KDZ record covers a later protected battlefield configuration tracked separately in Ukraine-war loss records. Sources: BRM-1K Model 2021 BRM-1KM, Oryx Russian Equipment Losses |
 | Related BMP-family kit application | The same additional-protection designation is documented on BMP-1/BMP-1AM family vehicles, showing that the package was used across several BMP-derived Russian vehicles. Sources: Defense Express 675-sb3KDZ BMP-3 |
 | Related BMP-2 kit application | Defense Express described the 675-sb3KDZ package in BMP-family context and reported that Russian forces had ordered a limited batch of kits before wider battlefield appearances. Sources: Defense Express 675-sb3KDZ BMP-3 |
The modernized BRM-1K/BRM-1KM configuration replaces the older BRM-1K fighting compartment with a 30 mm weapon station.
| Carried item | Item type | Carriage evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | 30 mm automatic cannon | Army Recognition identifies the BRM-1K Model 2021/BRM-1KM weapon station as using a 2A72 30 mm automatic cannon with a PKTM coaxial machine gun. Sources: BRM-1K Model 2021 BRM-1KM |
The BRM-1KM's 2A72 cannon ties it to the Soviet-pattern 30x165 mm ammunition family used by several Russian vehicle autocannons.
| Ammunition | Ammunition type | Firing evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | 30x165 mm ammunition family | STV GROUP lists 30x165 mm ammunition as compatible with the 2A72 automatic cannon, and Army Recognition identifies the 2A72 as the modernized BRM-1K/BRM-1KM's main gun. Sources: Ammunition 30x165 mm - STV GROUP, BRM-1K Model 2021 BRM-1KM |
Army Recognition identifies the modernized BRM-1K Model 2021/BRM-1KM as a BMP-1-derived reconnaissance vehicle with a 30 mm remote weapon station, updated radar, radios, sights, and five-person crew.
Sources: BRM-1K Model 2021 BRM-1KM
Rostec reported that Uralvagonzavod's Rubtsovsk branch had overhauled and modernized BRM-1K command reconnaissance vehicles under a state contract, replacing the fighting compartment and updating the engine, communications, electronics, navigation, reconnaissance equipment, and observation devices.
Sources: Rostec BRM-1K Modernization Delivery
WarSpotting's BRM-1KM 675-sb3KDZ search category lists a destroyed Russian example at Balka Zhuravka/Nevske in Svatove raion on November 1, 2024, in addition to the Yampolivka example two days later.
Sources: WarSpotting BRM-1KM 675-sb3KDZ Search
WarSpotting recorded a Russian BRM-1KM 675-sb3KDZ destroyed near Yampolivka in Kramatorsk raion, with 67th Motor Rifle Division attribution and a November 3, 2024 event date.
Sources: WarSpotting BRM-1KM 675-sb3KDZ
WarSpotting's BRM-1 675-sb3KDZ search category lists a destroyed Russian example at Balka Zhuravka/Nevske in Svatove raion on October 16, 2025, between the earlier Vuhledar and later Razine records.
Sources: WarSpotting BRM-1 675-sb3KDZ Search
WarSpotting recorded a Russian BRM-1 675-sb3KDZ abandoned near Razine in Pokrovsk raion, with damaged, cope-cage, and jammer tags on the entry.
Sources: WarSpotting BRM-1 675-sb3KDZ
