Ukrainian marines use Finnish Sisu XA-180 armored personnel carriers, which have 6×6 wheel arrangements, a cruising range of up to 800 km, and can swim

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are using Sisu XA-180 armored personnel carriers in the war against Russian invaders.

Here's What We Know

Photos of the APCs were published by Taras Chmut, head of the Come Back Alive Army Relief Fund. According to him, Sisu XA-180 armored personnel carriers are used by the marines. It is not known how many of these armored personnel carriers are in service with the Armed Forces.

Flashback

The Sisu XA-180 is a Finnish armored personnel carrier created in the early 1980s to replace the Soviet BTR-60. The vehicle has an axle arrangement 6 × 6 and a cruising range of up to 800 km. Armored personnel carrier has a capacity for 18 people: 2 crew members and 16 paratroopers. Sisu XA-180 is armed with a 12.7 mm NSVT machine gun. APC is not afraid of water and can swim at a speed of 9 km/h.

Source: @TarasChmut