Ukraine received batch of LAV armored personnel carriers from Canada. PHOTO
Canada has shipped a batch of LAV 6.0 ACSV armored personnel carriers to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The equipment will be handed over to Ukrainian troops at a base in Germany. The date of the transfer and the number of vehicles delivered were not disclosed.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) mission in support of the Security Forces of Ukraine on the X network.
"After training on the operation and maintenance of armored combat support vehicles, ambulance version, in Germany, the vehicles were loaded and sent to Ukraine. These vehicles will help Ukraine in its defense against illegal invasion of its land," the mission said in a statement.
In September 2013, Canada promised to provide Ukraine with 50 LAV 6.0 ACSV armored personnel carriers within 3 years.
In June 2024, the first vehicles were delivered from Canada to Germany, where Ukrainian crews were trained on them.