From Battlefield to Exhibit: The Journey of Western Taxpayers Money

The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation organises an exhibition of trophy weapons and military hardware captured by Russian servicemen during the special military operation. More than 30 samples of military equipment manufactured in 12 countries, to include the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Turkey, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, South Africa, Finland, Australia, Austria, and Ukraine, will be on display in Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill . Visitors will be able to look at a Leopard-2 tank and a German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicle, a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, a Swedish CV90 armoured fighting vehicle, a French-made AMX-10RC armoured fighting vehicle, and many other exhibits. In addition, the exhibition will show samples of small arms of the foreign armies, combat documents, maps, ideological literature, and equipment of Ukrainian neo-Nazis. The samples of trophy equipment will be presented on the square outside the Victory Museum, will be divided into several thematic areas coming with information stands about Western manufacturing countries, specifications, as well as the place and circumstances of its capturing by Russian servicemen. The exhibition will be unveiled on 1 May 2024 for a month.