Profile
- Type
- 220 mm self-propelled multiple launch rocket system
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Origin
- Ukraine
- Service note
- Publicly tested in 2020; combat use documented during the full-scale Russia-Ukraine War
Artillery
Bureviy
Bureviy is a Ukrainian 220 mm multiple launch rocket system that modernizes the BM-27 Uragan concept with a Tatra T815-7 8x8 chassis, digital fire-control equipment, and compatibility with Uragan-family rockets. Built by Shepetivka Repair Plant, it gives Ukrainian artillery a more mobile and networked heavy rocket launcher while retaining the 16-tube 220 mm rocket package used for area fires.
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Built by
- Shepetivka Repair Plant
- Built in
- Ukraine
Service History
- In service
- Ukrainian service documented from 2022
- Used by
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- Shepetivka Repair Plant
- Designed
- Revealed and tested in 2020
- Built by
- Shepetivka Repair Plant
- Built in
- Ukraine
- Produced
- Production preparation reported in 2021
- Number built
- Not publicly confirmed
- Variants
- Bureviy on Tatra T815-7T3RC1 8x8 chassis
Specifications
- Caliber
- 220 mm
- Launcher
- 16 launch tubes in a BM-27 Uragan-style rocket pack
- Chassis
- Tatra T815-7T3RC1 8x8 military truck chassis
- Range
- About 35 km with standard Uragan rockets; up to 65 km with extended-range Ukrainian rockets
- Fire control
- Digital fire-control system with battlefield information exchange capability
- Mobility
- Reported maximum road speed about 105 km/h and cruising range about 700 km
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Ukraine
Ukrainian forces fielded the locally built Bureviy MLRS during the full-scale Russian invasion, with direct reporting documenting a frontline unit operating it against Russian targets near Kharkiv in August 2022.
Bureviy Images
Related Weapon Systems
BM-27 Uragan220 mm self-propelled multiple launch rocket systemThe BM-27 Uragan is a Soviet 220 mm wheeled multiple launch rocket system built around a 16-tube launcher on the ZIL-135LM chassis. Its heavier rockets give it greater payload and range than BM-21 Grad-class systems, with warhead options including high-explosive fragmentation, cluster, and mine-scattering rounds. In the Russia-Ukraine War it remains a legacy heavy rocket artillery system used for area fires, minelaying, and counter-battery targets by forces that inherited or captured Uragan-family stocks.
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Vilkha300 mm guided multiple launch rocket systemVilkha is a Ukrainian 300 mm guided rocket artillery system derived from the BM-30 Smerch family and modernized around domestically produced precision rockets. Built by State Kyiv Design Bureau Luch and associated Ukrainian defense enterprises, it gives Ukrainian rocket artillery a heavier, longer-range precision-fire option than standard unguided Smerch ammunition, with Vilkha-M extending the family beyond the baseline rocket's range.Sources
Shepetivka Repair Plant tests new MLRSPublisher: Ukrinform | Note: Supports Bureviy background, Shepetivka Repair Plant manufacturer context, Uragan replacement role, 220 mm caliber, Tatra chassis, range, and digital fire-control claims. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Ukrainian Forces Use Modified Soviet-Era Rocket Systems In Kharkiv RegionPublisher: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty | Note: Directly documents Ukrainian frontline use of Bureviy against Russian targets near Kharkiv and provides supporting system background and rocket-range context. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Ukraine army deploys its new Bureviy 220 mm MLRS rocket launcher to fight Russian troopsPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Directly supports Russia-Ukraine War use by reporting Ukrainian deployment of Bureviy for combat operations against Russian troops; also supports Shepetivka Repair Plant development background, Tatra chassis, launcher layout, fire-control, mobility, and rocket-range details. | Accessed: 2026-06-20File:1h9a8005.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Primary image of a Bureviy multiple rocket launcher, sourced from ArmyInform and marked CC BY 4.0 on Wikimedia Commons. | Accessed: 2026-06-20File:UA Burevii MLRS 01.pngPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Gallery image of a Ukrainian Bureviy MLRS, marked as a Ministry of Defense of Ukraine source under CC BY 4.0 on Wikimedia Commons. | Accessed: 2026-06-20File:RSZV Bureviy 01.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Gallery image identifying Bureviy as a Ukrainian Uragan modernization on a Tatra chassis, sourced from ArmyInform and marked CC BY 4.0 on Wikimedia Commons. | Accessed: 2026-06-20