'Visor') is a series of ballistic vests created for the Russian Armed Forces under the supervision of GRAU for inclusion in the basic set of personal equipment "Barmitsa".

In the aftermath of the dissolution of the Soviet Union, development of personal protective equipment for the troops entered a hiatus.

[1] "Zabralo" ballistic vests were created by 1999 to be a part of basic set of personal equipment "Barmitsa", a program predecessor of Ratnik.

The main reason for the creation of the “Zabralo” series was the need for compact, universal armor protection, over which modern chest rig systems could be worn.

[2] 6B17 was designed for protection against pistol rounds and shrapnel for military personnel performing patrol tasks, guarding commandant's offices and headquarters, escorting cargo in urban environments.

[2] From 1999 to 2005, ZAO Artess produced and supplied 14,000 ballistic vests (among them 6B11-3, 6B17, 6B18, 6B24), to the Russian Armed Forces for 203 million roubles.

The people subordinate to General Znakhurko were also dissatisfied with the vests; they were surprised by the discrepancy between the price and quality of the products.

Every 500th bulletproof vest from the batch was sent by the supplier to a military proving ground, where the product was shot from TT and Makarov pistols, and then bombarded with shrapnel balls simulating the explosion of a "suicide bomber’s belt".

[4] However, in 2005, investigators from the then-Chief Military Prosecutor's Office decided to conduct independent tests of body armor.

The tests showed the fraud: this time both the ball bearings (shrapnel simulators) and the bullets pierced the armor straight through.