Kozak (armored personnel carrier)

The first Kozak vehicle first appeared on August 24, 2009 on Independence Day of Ukraine military parade in Kiev[1]

Only two vehicles were made[2] until March 2014.[3]

Third vehicle (also known as "Kozak-2014") was built in November 2014.[4][5] In March 2015 the vehicle was armed with the NSV machine gun[6]

Another variant, the Kozak-2014, was built in 2015 and armed with anti-tank guided missile system. In May 2015 the vehicle appeared in the 169th Training Centre.[7]

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry conducted comparative tests of 11 armored vehicles of various manufacturers in early 2016, but only three of them, including the Kozak-2M1, passed the state tests, he said. The trials of the Kozak-2M1 continued from October 2018 to July 2019, during which time the vehicle was tested with over 50 techniques and in a simulated combat environment.[8]

Defense Minister of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak March 21, 2017 signed the decree №158 of the adoption of the Armed Forces of Ukraine armored car “Kozak-2”, which is commercially available in July 2015, and about 100 units have their service to defend the homeland.[9]

Kozak-5

• SRM-1 "Kozak-" (Ukrainian: СРМ-1 "Козак-1") - light armored vehicle based on the Iveco Daily 55S18W 4x4 chassis
• "Kozak-2" (Ukrainian: "Козак-2") - multipurpose armored vehicle combined durability and high operational payload with dynamic mobility and MRAPs. Based on the 4×4 truck chassis Iveco Eurocargo. [10]
• "Kozak-2M" - version such as personnel carrier, ambulance, convoy escort or direct combat application (reconnaissance, fire support).[11]
• "Kozak-4" - armored personnel carrier based on the Iveco Daily chassis
• "Kozak-5" - Special Operation Vehicle for police and special forces is based on the commercially Ford F550 chassis with the 6.7 L, specially modified by official Ford converter “DBL Design”.[12]

•  Ukraine

• State Border Guard Service of Ukraine received one SRM-1 "Kozak" January 19, 2015[13] The second "Kozak-2014" vehicle was received by Border Guard Service[14] May 28, 2015[15]
• National Guard of Ukraine received ten "Kozak-2014" vehicles July 6, 2015[16]
• Ukrainian Armed Forces[17]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kozak APC.

• Kozak-I (2009) on the Manufacturer's website
• Kozak-II (2014) on the Manufacturer's website
• Kozak-II (2015) on the Manufacturer's website