The 'radical' Soviet-era BMP-1 being used on both sides of Ukraine war

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The BMP-1 is an infantry fighting vehicle that was designed in the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War.

The BMP-1's "radical" designed had alarmed the West.

Nato countries had typically viewed armoured personnel carriers as "battle taxis" solely tasked with transporting infantry to the battlefield rather than fighting from inside the vehicle.

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