Russian Defense Ministry reports destruction of a British Mastiff armored vehicle and a Canadian Senator APC

According to the Russian Defense Ministry's report of November 8, a British-made Mastiff armored vehicle and a Canadian Senator armored personnel carrier were hit in the special operation zone. The ministry also claims Ukrainian unit losses over the past day: more than 230 servicemen, 14 vehicles, two field artillery guns, and a counter-battery warfare station put out of action.

Otabek YusupovFirst published on tafs uz 8 November 2026 at 14:031 min read

The key facts

On November 8, the Russian Defense Ministry reported the destruction of a British Mastiff and a Canadian Senator
Claimed daily Ukrainian losses: more than 230 personnel, 14 vehicles, two guns
Earlier, Life.ru wrote about the capture of a Russian-seized Mastiff from the Cougar family

Defense Ministry report of November 8

Russian forces destroyed a British-made Mastiff armored vehicle and a Canadian Senator armored personnel carrier in the special operation zone. The Russian Defense Ministry reported this on November 8 — the data is cited by Life.ru. This information comes only from the Russian ministry; the publication contains no independent confirmation.

Other claimed losses

According to the ministry, Ukrainian units lost more than 230 servicemen over the past day. The list of destroyed equipment includes 14 vehicles and two field artillery guns. In addition, the report claims that a counter-battery warfare station — equipment designed to detect artillery firing positions — was put out of action.

Context: a captured Mastiff was previously reported

Earlier, Life.ru reported on Russian forces capturing another British Mastiff armored vehicle: after a technical inspection, the damaged vehicle was evacuated from the front line. The armored vehicle belongs to the Cougar family. Thus, the new report of a Mastiff being destroyed apparently concerns a different vehicle of the same type — but the publication does not state this explicitly.