{"id":6380,"date":"2026-06-03T12:37:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=6380"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:48:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:48:39","slug":"russian-army-gets-rid-of-terminators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/russian-army-gets-rid-of-terminators\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian army gets rid of \u2018Terminators\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The specialized armored vehicle designed to support tanks has been rebranded, its producer says<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russia has renamed the BMPT Terminator, a specialized armored vehicle built to support tank operations, as \u2018Spiridon\u2019 in an effort to move away from its association with the Hollywood film franchise.<\/p>\n

The infantry fighting vehicle features tank-grade protection and a broad range of heavy weapons. It was developed to survive in urban combat, where main battle tanks can lose the advantage offered by their long-range firepower, while standard infantry fighting vehicles may lack sufficient armor.<\/p>\n

The imminent rebranding move was highlighted on Tuesday by Omsktransmash, a heavy machinery plant which subcontracts for Russia\u2019s main armored vehicle manufacturer, Uralvagonzavod. A campaign to select a new name for the system was launched in late 2025, inviting more than 2,000 proposals.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, society and the army agree that we should move away from foreign names. Our armor has its own Russian character. And our history has more heroes than Western movies,\u201d<\/em> a plant spokesman said. Uralvagonzavod later confirmed the name had been changed.<\/p>\n

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Spiridon is a traditional Russian male name of Greek origin, now mostly preserved among Orthodox clergy. Spiridon of Tremithus was a pre-schism Christian saint who is honored in both Eastern and Western traditions. Spiridon of Pechersk was a 12th-century Russian saint buried at the Kiev Pechersk Monastery, where he lived as a monk.<\/p>\n

Omsktransmash said Spiridon emerged as the preferred option because of its spiritual associations and because it is derived from a Greek word for box \u2013 echoing Russian military slang for armored vehicles.<\/p>\n

A tradition of military humor<\/h2>\n

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Tulip, Pinocchio & Serving Tray: Bizarre names of Russian weapons (PHOTOS)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Russian military often gives weapons historical or geographic names, though it also sometimes chooses humorous ones.<\/p>\n

The Peresvet laser system, for instance, was named after a warrior monk who fought in the Battle of Kulikovo, a key event in the re-emergence of the Russian state after centuries of fragmentation under Mongol domination.<\/p>\n

Among the more tongue-in-cheek traditions is the habit of naming heavy artillery systems after flowers \u2013 the more destructive the weapon, the softer the floral reference.<\/p>\n

The TOS-1 incendiary rocket system is nicknamed Buratino, after the Soviet adaptation of the fairy tale \u2018Pinocchio.\u2019 The Soviet version also centers on a magical wooden doll, but lacks the religious undertones of the original story.<\/p>\n

Other examples include an autocannon nicknamed \u201clittle ballerina,\u201d<\/em> an anti-tank missile called \u201cbaby-girl,\u201d<\/em> and an artillery control system known as \u201czoo.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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