Exhibition of a series of NATO weapons captured by Russia in Ukraine

TPO - Russia is organizing an exhibition displaying a series of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) weapons that its forces captured in the Ukrainian battlefield.
Russian soldiers protect the area with armored vehicles seized in Ukraine, displayed in Moscow on April 30. (Source: AP) A long line of people lined up on the May 1 holiday at the entrance to the exhibition titled "The Victory of the Russian Army", held outside the museum commemorating the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in 1945

The exhibition, organized by the Russian Ministry of Defense, displays more than 30 Western-made heavy equipment, including American M1 Abrams battle tanks, Bradley armored vehicles, Leopard 2 tanks and armored vehicles. German Marder, along with French-made AMX-10RC armored vehicles.
In addition to tanks, British and Australian armored vehicles seized in Ukraine were also displayed in Moscow along with military hardware produced in Turkey, Sweden, Austria, Finland, South Africa and the Republic of Korea. . Czech. The exhibition, which took place a few days after the US approved a $61 billion aid package for Kiev, will be open for a month.

What do Ukraine and NATO need from each other? The announcement about the above event from the Russian Ministry of Defense reads: "Strength lies in the truth. It has always been like that. In 1943 and today. These victories reflect our strength. The more spoils of war, the stronger we are". At the same time, the above ministry predicted that Russia would win the Special Military Operation in Ukraine.

Previously, last year, Ukraine also held a similar exhibition along Kiev's central avenue with images of burned Russian tank and combat vehicle bodies. Russia does not announce the loss of its military equipment, but, according to the UK-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, Moscow lost more than 3,000 tanks in Ukraine, equivalent to all the tanks still in operation. before the conflict, there were enough lower-quality armored vehicles to last for many years, and production of new tanks was ramping up.

More than 30 types of weapons from NATO countries were exhibited in Moscow. (Photo: Tass) More than 30 types of weapons from 12 countries, such as the US, UK, France, Sweden, South Africa, Turkey, Australia and Germany... were displayed by Russia at the exhibition open to the public from September 1. 1/5. “The exhibition displays many military vehicles confiscated by the Russian army from special war zones. A total of 32 different types of weapons are on display," Mr. Andrey Lyubchikov, senior researcher at the Institute of the Russian Armed Forces, told Tass news agency.

At the exhibition taking place at the Victory Museum on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow, Russian people were able to see firsthand the German-made Leopard 2 tank, the American-made Abrams tank, the Bradley fighting vehicle and other vehicles. US-made M113 and MaxxPro armored vehicles, a Turkish-made BMC Kirpi, a British Mastiff and a Swedish CV90 combat vehicle, among other equipment.
The exhibition also displays hand-held weapons, documents, maps, controllers and drones. In another development, Russia seems to be increasing its combat power and weapons supply for its forces to prepare for a large-scale offensive campaign in mid-May or early June.

On April 30, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that, to maintain the current pace of attack and before "further actions", it is necessary to send more weapons and military equipment to the front lines. .