Russia upgraded the Lotus mortar. Amendments were disclosed

As we can see from the video below, the fresh mortar strategy has received both hull sides and a grid armor tower to increase the level of protection of the vehicle's crew. In addition to that, the extra shield hit the rear of the hull. Lotos was besides placed with a masking net, most likely in order to make it hard for people to admit what the vehicle is seen. In August 2023, the interim CEO of CNIITochMasz Anton Semeniak informed about the ending preparations for the start of the state trials of the mortar described, but until present there is no information about their effects. More and more of the structures tested in fresh years are being implemented for service and mass production.