Profile
- Type
- Short equipment type
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
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Tanks
BTR-40 armored personnel carrier
The BTR-40 is a Soviet 4x4 armored personnel carrier built for light troop transport and reconnaissance, and this archive entry tracks its later conflict-era appearances in Yemen and Ukraine records.
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- UkraineHouthi-aligned forces
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Specifications
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- 3
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Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: UkraineRole: Conflict-specific role
Short sourced context for this conflict
- Yemen Civil War
- Side: Houthi-aligned forcesRole: Captured protected mobility and troop transport
Thai National Intelligence Agency reporting lists the BTR-40 among wheeled armored vehicles obtained by Houthi forces from seized Yemeni government bases between September 2014 and February 2015; Oryx also documented BTR-40 and BTR-40M vehicles in Yemen's pre-war army inventory available to battlefield parties.
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Source labelPublisher: Publisher name | Note: Supports general system specifications and manufacturer/background context. | Accessed: 2026-06-19Direct conflict-use source labelPublisher: Publisher name | Note: Supports Russia-Ukraine War direct conflict-use, delivery, transfer, or operator context for this system. | Accessed: 2026-06-19Republic of Yemen Country Profile 2022Publisher: Thailand National Intelligence Agency | Note: Yemen Civil War: fielded by Houthi-aligned forces after BTR-40 armored vehicles were obtained from seized Yemeni government bases between September 2014 and February 2015. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Handbook Of Pre-War Yemeni Fighting VehiclesPublisher: Oryx | Note: Yemen Civil War: fielded by Yemeni battlefield parties from the pre-war Yemeni Army inventory; the source lists BTR-40 and BTR-40M armored personnel carriers as available in Yemen during the conflict. | Accessed: 2026-06-20