Destroyed Russian military equipment exhibition
The destroyed Russian military equipment exhibition is an open air exhibition on Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv.[1] It was opened on 21 May 2022, and features Russian military equipment that was captured and destroyed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2][3][4]
Exhibition on Mykhailivska Square
According to the official website of the President of Ukraine, exhibits include a Pantsir-S1 self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery system, a T-72B3 tank, a BMD-2 infantry fighting vehicle, a BMD-4 turret, an electronic warfare vehicle and the remains of a Tigr infantry mobility vehicle. Most of this equipment was used during the Kyiv offensive.[5]
The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky showed the exhibition to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson during the latter's visit to Ukraine on 17 June 2022.[6]
It was reported that the exhibition on Mykhailivska Square would become part of the exposition of the National Military Historical Museum of Ukraine.[7]
Exhibition on Khreshchatyk street
On 20 August 2022, a similar, but larger exhibition opened on Kyiv's central Khreshchatyk street.[8] According to Ukraine's minister of defense Oleksii Reznikov, the exhibition on Khreshchatyk consisted of about 80 Russian military equipment units, destroyed and captured in various regions of Ukraine, including T90, T80 and T72 tanks, self-propelled artillery systems, rocket artillery, armored vehicles, Pantsir-S1 missile system, TOS-1A Solntsepyok, Hosta self-propelled howitzer, etc.[9]
References
- ^ "'It's hard to leave': Moscow's fresh wave of missile attacks rekindle Kyivans' fear". Financial Times. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine puts destroyed Russian tanks on display in Kyiv". Reuters. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine displays destroyed Russian weaponry in central Kyiv". CNN. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Exhibition of destroyed Russian military equipment opens in Kyiv". Euronews. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Boris Johnson visited St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery and had a walk in Mykhailivs'ka Square". Official website of the President of Ukraine. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Зеленский сводил Джонсона на экскурсию по Киеву: премьеру дали подарок" (in Russian). Украинская правда. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Kyiv kicks off preparations for exhibition of destroyed Russian military equipment". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Cole, Brendan (20 August 2022). "Ukraine military shares display of destroyed Russian equipment in Kyiv". Newsweek.
- ^ "Minister Reznikov about Russia's plan to seize Kyiv: Tons of scrap metal instead of parade". www.ukrinform.net.
