Captured British armoured cars and American tanks are put on display in Moscow after being seized from Ukrainian forces as part of a new exhibit that claims Russia’s victory is inevitable
Captured British armored personnel carriers have been put on display in Moscow, alongside weapons and tanks captured from Ukrainian forces.
A Saxon armored personnel carrier, part of a shipment donated to Ukraine in 2015, was pictured next to a German Leopard tank in Moscow’s Victory Park.
The open-air museum, which commemorates the German defeat in World War II, has been transformed into a glorification of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Described as a celebration of Russia’s success ‘against Ukrainian militants and their Western supporters’, the captured vehicles were displayed under red banners reading ‘Our victory is inevitable’.
The month-long exhibition will also feature an American Bradley tank, a Swedish CV90 and a French-made AMX-10RC armored fighting vehicle.
The open-air museum, which commemorates Germany’s defeat in World War II, has been transformed into a glorification of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Armored vehicles reportedly ‘captured by Russian soldiers’ in Ukraine were seen in Moscow
The exhibition opens to visitors on May 1 and runs parallel to Moscow’s Victory Day Parade on Red Square on May 9, commemorating Russia’s victory over the Nazis.
Weapons and tanks from nine other countries, including Turkey, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, South Africa, Finland, Australia and Austria, will also be featured in the show, along with Ukrainian combat documents and “ideological literature.”
The exhibition opens to visitors on May 1 and runs parallel to Moscow’s Victory Day Parade on Red Square on May 9, commemorating Russia’s victory over the Nazis.
Trucks carrying captured military equipment from NATO countries donated to Ukraine’s armed forces arrived at Poklonnaya Hill last week.
The exhibition was announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense just days after it announced that Russian marines had seized a number of Western weapons during their operation to capture the village of Novomikhailovka in eastern Ukraine.
A similar event was held last year at Patriot Park near Moscow, where Russia also displayed a range of captured Western military equipment – including an American-made M113 armored personnel carrier and a fully intact French-made Storm Shadow cruise missile.
Russian forces have previously shouted about captured weapons in images posted to their official channel on the messaging application Telegram.
The exhibition was announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense just days after it announced that Russian marines had seized a number of Western weapons.
Weapons and tanks from nine other countries, including Turkey, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, South Africa, Finland, Australia and Austria, will also be featured in the show.
Described as a celebration of Russia’s success ‘against Ukrainian militants and their Western supporters’, the captured vehicles were displayed under red banners reading ‘Our victory is inevitable’.
In a video posted last year, the Russian Ministry of Defense called what appeared to be several Leopard tanks “our trophies,” prompting soldiers to inspect the equipment.
US military officials recently revealed that Ukraine had sidelined their American Abrams M1A1 tanks due to their easy detection by Russian drones.
Five of the 31 Abrams that the US sent to Ukraine in January 2023 have already been lost to Russian attacks.
Ukraine’s army chief admitted on Sunday that Kiev’s position on the battlefield has deteriorated after Russian forces captured another village in the east, squeezing their lead in manpower and ammunition.
Russian forces are advancing in the eastern Donetsk region as Kiev awaits the arrival of desperately needed US weapons, which it hopes will stabilize vulnerable front lines.
Ukraine’s army chief admitted on Sunday that Kiev’s position on the battlefield has deteriorated after Russian troops captured another village in the east
Russian forces are advancing in the eastern Donetsk region as Kiev awaits the arrival of desperately needed US weapons, which it hopes will stabilize vulnerable front lines.
Ukrainian troops had ‘withdrawn’ westwards to new defense lines in a part of the front that runs past the city of Donetsk
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed earlier on Sunday that its forces had captured the village of Novobakhmutivka in the Donetsk region.
“The situation on the front has deteriorated,” Ukrainian commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky said in a Facebook post on Sunday.
Ukrainian forces had “withdrawn” westward to new defense lines in a part of the front that runs past the city of Donetsk and has been controlled by pro-Russian forces since 2014.
Russia has “a significant advantage in terms of forces and resources” and has been able to make progress despite “heavy fighting,” Syrsky said.
“In some sectors the enemy had tactical success, and in some areas our troops managed to improve the tactical position,” he added.
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed earlier on Sunday that its forces had captured the village of Novobakhmutivka in the Donetsk region – ten kilometers north of Avdiivka, which they seized in February.