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Canadian-made LAV 6 Armoured Combat Support Vehicles (ACSVs) have been finally spotted in the Russian special military operation zone in Ukraine.
On December 31, a video showing a ACSV moving near an unspecified front in Ukraine surfaced online. The vehicle was of the unarmed Troops/Cargo Vehicle (TCV) version.
The ACSV, which was developed by the Canadian branch of General Dynamics Land Systems, is powered by a Caterpillar C9 Turbo-charged six-cylinder Diesel with 450 hp. The vehicle has a maximum operational range of 600 kilometers and a top speed of 40 kilometers per hour off road and up to 100 kilometers per hour on road.
The armoured vehicle, which weights around 28 tons, can carry up to seven troops with their weapons and equipment in addition to its crew of three.
Last June 2022, the Canadian Government announced that it would be diverting 39 ACSVs to Ukraine as military aid from the order of 360 vehicles it had previously made for the Canadian military. The vehicles were reportedly delivered in September.
Canada has been one of the main military backers of Ukraine. The country supplied Kiev forces with large quantities of weapons after the start of the Russian special military operation, including a NASAMS medium-range air defense system, several M777 towed 155 mm howitzers with hundreds of M982 Excalibur guided shells and several dozen Wescam MX-15Ds optical targeting systems for use on Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 combat drones.
In addition to material aid, the Canadian military continues to provide combat training to thousands of Ukrainian service members.
Over the last few months, Ukraine received hundreds of Western-made armoured vehicles of different types from its backers. These vehicles made up for some of Kiev forces’ heavy material losses. However, they failed to shift the balance of power on the battlefield.
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