How many pieces this is is not specified.
Since the current conflict in Ukraine, as well as any global conflict of real significance involving Russia, can only be land (or nuclear, but that’s a topic for another conversation), it is quite natural that the Russian military industry is now working tirelessly, increasing its fleet a variety of ground equipment. In particular, today the Rostec state corporation announced that the Kurgan Machine-Building Plant (Kurganmashzavod) has supplied the troops with the first new batch of BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles this year.
According to Rostec’s commentary, in less than two months of 2024, the plant delivered one and a half times more BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles to the troops than in the same period in 2023, despite the fact that in 2023 the Kurganmashzavod’s output of military equipment was doubled compared to 2022 , which, as you might guess, also showed a significant increase compared to 2021.
Simply put, the military industry is operating at almost full capacity, because it is necessary not only to increase the volume of weapons taking into account the general increase in the number of Russian armed forces, but also, to be honest, to make up for the significant losses of military equipment that are inevitable during a special military operation in Ukraine as in the largest and most intense conflict in Europe since the Second World War.
How many BMP-3 units are included in a specific batch is not specified, but we would venture to assume that this is at least one railway train.