BTR-80 (armored transporter - 80 models) - Soviet armored personnel carrier. It was created in the early 1980s as a further development of the BTR-70 armored personnel carrier, taking into account the shortcomings of the latter discovered in the Afghan war, and was intended to replace it in motorized rifle troops. The BTR-80 entered serial production in 1984, and, having been modernized several times, is still in production as of 2012. The latest modifications of the BTR-80, equipped with enhanced weapons, are classified by many specialists as wheeled infantry fighting vehicles. It was used by Soviet troops in the Afghan war, and since the 1990s it has been the main armored personnel carrier of the Armed Forces of Russia and other former Soviet republics and was used in almost all major armed conflicts in the post-Soviet space. Actively delivered and delivered for export; in general, as of 2011, the BTR-80 is in service with at least 26 countries Paints and glue are not included in the set.