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 T-90, T-80 and T-72 tanks, self-propelled artillery systems, rocket artillery, armored vehicles, Pantsir-S1 missile system, TOS-1A Solntsepyok, Hosta self-propelled howitzer, etc.[9]

References

  1. ^ "'It's hard to leave': Moscow's fresh wave of missile attacks rekindle Kyivans' fear". Financial Times. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Ukraine puts destroyed Russian tanks on display in Kyiv". Reuters. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Ukraine displays destroyed Russian weaponry in central Kyiv". CNN. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Exhibition of destroyed Russian military equipment opens in Kyiv". Euronews. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Зеленский сводил Джонсона на экскурсию по Киеву: премьеру дали подарок" (in Russian). Украинская правда. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Kyiv kicks off preparations for exhibition of destroyed Russian military equipment". The New Voice of Ukraine. 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  8. ^ Cole, Brendan (20 August 2022). "Ukraine military shares display of destroyed Russian equipment in Kyiv". Newsweek.
  9. ^ "Minister Reznikov about Russia's plan to seize Kyiv: Tons of scrap metal instead of parade". www.ukrinform.net.



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