Bureviy is a Ukrainian 220 mm multiple launch rocket system that updates the BM-27 Uragan concept with a Tatra T815-7 8x8 chassis, digital fire-control equipment, and compatibility with Uragan-family rockets. Developed by Shepetivka Repair Plant and publicly tested in 2020, it gives Ukrainian artillery a more mobile heavy rocket launcher while retaining the 16-tube 220 mm rocket package used for area fires.
Ukrainian forces fielded the locally built Bureviy MLRS during the full-scale Russian invasion, with RFE/RL documenting a frontline unit firing near Kharkiv in August 2022 and Bureviy crews operating from concealed positions in the Donetsk region in December 2022.
Role detailsBureviy is treated here as the Ukrainian Uragan-family modernization rather than a broad family with multiple public production marks.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bureviy on Tatra T815-7T3RC1 8x8 chassis | Ukrainian Uragan-family modernization | Ukrinform and Defense Express describe Bureviy as a Shepetivka-built replacement for older Uragan launchers, combining the 16-tube 220 mm launcher package with a Tatra T815-7T3RC1 8x8 chassis and digital fire-control equipment. Sources: Shepetivka Repair Plant tests new MLRS, Ukraine develops new Bureviy heavy rocket artillery system |
Bureviy can fire current Uragan and Typhoon 2 rockets, including cargo, mine-laying, incendiary, high-explosive fragmentation, and fuel-air explosive rounds documented by the listed sources.
| Ammunition | Ammunition type | Firing evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | 220 mm cargo rocket | Defense Express says Bureviy can fire current Uragan and Typhoon 2 rockets, and CAT-UXO identifies 9M27K1 as a 220 mm Uragan rocket. Sources: Ukraine develops new Bureviy heavy rocket artillery system, 220mm Uragan 9m27 K1 Rocket |
 | 220 mm cargo rocket | Defense Express says Bureviy can fire current Uragan and Typhoon 2 rockets, including anti-tank-mine cargo rounds, and Missilery identifies 9M27K2 as the Uragan anti-tank mine rocket. Sources: Ukraine develops new Bureviy heavy rocket artillery system, Unguided rocket projectile 9M27K2 |
 | 220 mm cargo rocket | Defense Express says Bureviy can fire current Uragan and Typhoon 2 rockets, including cluster rounds with anti-personnel mines, and Missilery identifies 9M27K3 as the Uragan anti-personnel mine rocket. Sources: Ukraine develops new Bureviy heavy rocket artillery system, Rocket projectile 9M27K3 |
 | 220 mm high-explosive fragmentation rocket | Defense Express says Bureviy can fire 220 mm rockets including the 9M27F HE-fragmentation round. Sources: Armed Forces of Ukraine Use New Bureviy MLRS at the Front Line |
| 220 mm incendiary rocket | Defense Express says Bureviy can fire current Uragan and Typhoon 2 rockets, including incendiary rounds. PAX identifies 9M27S as a 220 mm incendiary rocket projectile, and Weaponsystems.net lists it as an Uragan-family 220 mm artillery rocket. Sources: Ukraine develops new Bureviy heavy rocket artillery system, Put Out the Fire, 220mm 9M27 | Weaponsystems.net |
| 220 mm fuel-air explosive rocket | Defense Express says Bureviy can fire current Uragan rockets, and CAT-UXO identifies 9M51 as a 220 mm Uragan rocket. Sources: Ukraine develops new Bureviy heavy rocket artillery system, 220mm Uragan 9m51 Rocket |
 | 220 mm cargo rocket | Defense Express says Bureviy can fire current Uragan rockets, and Missilery identifies 9M59 as a 220 mm Uragan mine-laying rocket completed in 1989. Sources: Ukraine develops new Bureviy heavy rocket artillery system, Unguided rocket projectile 9M59 |
Ukrinform reported that Shepetivka Repair Plant had tested the Bureviy MLRS as a Ukrainian replacement path for older Uragan launchers.
Sources: Shepetivka Repair Plant tests new MLRS
Army Recognition reported Ukrainian Bureviy deployment for combat operations against Russian troops during the full-scale invasion.
Sources: Ukraine army deploys its new Bureviy 220 mm MLRS rocket launcher to fight Russian troops
RFE/RL published a frontline photo report showing Ukrainian Bureviy use against Russian targets near Kharkiv.
Sources: Ukrainian Forces Use Modified Soviet-Era Rocket Systems In Kharkiv Region
RFE/RL video reporting showed Ukrainian Bureviy crews moving from concealment and firing in the Donetsk region.
Sources: Ukrainian Rocket Crews Fend Off Russian Infantry With Updated Launchers
Bureviy keeps the Uragan-family 220 mm launcher package but changes the truck, fire-control, and networked targeting context around it.
| Area | Reader context | Source basis |
|---|---|---|
| Launcher package | Sixteen 220 mm tubes retain compatibility with current Uragan rockets and newer Typhoon 2 rounds described by Ukrainian defense reporting. | Ukrinform; Defense Express |
| Mobility | The Tatra T815-7T3RC1 8x8 chassis replaces the older Uragan vehicle basis and was cited by crews for better off-road movement. | Ukrinform; RFE/RL |
| Fire control | Digital fire-control and battlefield information exchange support faster integration with reconnaissance and strike workflows. | Ukrinform; Defense Express |
