MOSCOW, October 19. /TASS/. Enterprises of the High Precision Systems Group within the state tech corporation Rostec regularly deliver BTR-MDM Rakushka and other advanced armor to Russian troops participating in the special military operation in Ukraine, Rostec said on its Telegram on Wednesday.

"The special military operation is not just the activity of the military but also of the domestic defense industry. Rostec enterprises are working in several shifts to provide Russian soldiers with equipment, weapons, gear and ammunition. Echelons with Proryv tanks, Malka self-propelled artillery guns, Msta-S howitzers produced by Uralvagonzavod are regularly sent to the army. The troops are receiving BMP-3, BMP-4M and BTR-MDM armored vehicles from High Precision Systems and a lot of other hardware from enterprises across the country," Rostec said in a statement.

The BTR-MDM Rakushka is a Russian air-droppable armored personnel carrier developed at the Volgograd Tractor Factory. The 13.2-ton combat vehicle is armed with two machine-guns. It has a crew of two and can carry up to 13 assault force personnel. The Rakushka is designated to carry personnel (the assault force), ammunition, spare parts, fuels and lubricants to Airborne Force and marine infantry units.