Russians flock to see captured British armored vehicles at Moscow propaganda exhibition

A crowd inspects military equipment captured by Russian troops during the conflict in Ukraine. Photo: YURY KOCHETKOV/EPA-EFE/shutterstock

The Russians were crowding. see the bullet-riddled wreckage of a British Husky armored personnel carrier, which was on display in Moscow along with other NATO equipment captured in Ukraine.

State television said the star of the show was the American M1 Abrams tank. , which he said was destroyed by Russian troops in eastern Ukraine using a guided missile and kamikaze drones.

Climbing onto the tank with a microphone, the Channel One correspondent told viewers that the tank was billed in the United States as an indestructible “miracle weapon.”

“But this is all nonsense – look at this – its entire reputation is ruined.” , he said.

On the side of the armory there are flags of countries that supply equipment to Ukraine. Photo: YURY KOCHETKOV/EPA-EFE/ishutterstock

Dozens of vehicles, including tanks from Germany and France, made up the exhibition, and each one bore the flag of the country that supplied it to Ukraine.

Long lines of families began to form even before the opening of the “Trophies of the Russian Army” exhibition in Wednesday, a national holiday.

Among them was one woman who appeared to have come with her husband and daughter and marveled at the display of damaged Western armored vehicles.

“It’s incredible, amazing,” she told the BBC. “It’s amazing to think that our guys managed to get these trophies.”

The bullet-riddled wreckage of a British Husky (right) is displayed next to other armored vehicles. Photo: Anadolu

An exhibition designed to bolster Russia's claims that it is fighting against the collective power of the West in Ukraine took place near a museum commemorating the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.

“History repeats itself” “said a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, adding that in 1943 the Soviet Union also displayed captured tanks and equipment. this case from the German army.

“Strength is in truth. It has always been this way. In 1943 and today. These war trophies reflect our strength. The more there are, the stronger we are,” the ministry said, predicting a Russian victory in what it officially calls a “special military operation” in Ukraine.

“No Western military equipment will change the situation. situation on the battlefield,” it added.

Ukraine previously demonstrated destroyed Russian equipment in the center of Kyiv.