Russian soldiers from the 22nd Motorized Rifle Regiment have reportedly seized a Canadian-made LAV 6.0 Super Bison armored combat support vehicle (ACSV) from Ukrainian forces. Video footage shows the moment the Russian crew drives off with the prized trophy, while a Ukrainian mechanic desperately tries, and fails, to catch up on foot.
The LAV 6.0 ACSV, nicknamed “Super Bison,” is a highly capable armored vehicle based on an 8×8 wheeled platform, designed for combat support roles. Ukraine received 39 of these vehicles from Canada in 2022, directly from the General Dynamics Land Systems factory in Ontario. The vehicles for Ukraine were armed with 7.62mm C6 GPMG machine guns, Canadian designation for the FN MAG.
This is not the first time Western-supplied equipment has fallen into Russian hands, but the brazen theft highlights the challenges Ukraine faces in maintaining its armored fleet amid heavy battlefield losses. The captured Super Bison could now be studied by Russian engineers or even repurposed for their own forces, adding insult to injury for Kyiv’s Western backers.
The incident underscores the chaotic nature of frontline combat, where even advanced NATO-grade hardware can end up in enemy hands, sometimes with a little help from a daring Russian crew.
