It’s obvious why the Russians would bolt a 2B9 mortar to a BTR-D. The automatic 2B9 fires a seven-pound, 82-millimeter bomb out to a distance of two miles. It’s an effective weapon, and fixing ...

What’s new about the MT-LB-B-8V20, for lack of a better moniker, is the rocket pod’s mount. It seems Russian technicians borrowed the base of a 2B9 automatic mortar.

Soldiers of the Steel Border unit detected and destroyed a truck-based Russian mortar Vasilek with a kamikaze drone on the Kupiansk front. Source: State Border Guard Service Details: Air ...

In contrast, the 2B9 Vasilok is a more modern automatic mortar, developed in the 1970s, that fires 82 mm rounds with a range of up to 4 kilometers and a high rate of fire.

Thanks to the MT-LB’s intentionally adaptable design, it has become Russia and Ukraine's go-to platform for bolting on all manner of weapons large and small.

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine came under attack Friday from Ukrainian artillery fire, mortar shells and drones, authorities said, hours after two d… ...

Russian Mortar Crew Blow Themselves Up in Fiery Malfunction, Video Shows. Published Jul 19, 2023 at 11:48 AM EDT. By . Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K.

Russian forces used mortars to shell villages in the Kharkiv region, taking the lives of a 43-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman, said Kharkiv Governor Oleh Synyehubov. Two other women were injured.

A video circulating on social media reportedly showcased the destruction of a 240mm Russian 2S4 Tyulpan [Tulip] self-propelled mortar by Ukrainian troops using an American HIMARS multiple-launch ...

Soldiers of the Steel Border unit detected and destroyed a truck-based Russian mortar Vasilek with a kamikaze drone on the Kupiansk front. Source: State Border Guard Service. Details: Air ...