Destroyed Russian Military Equipment On Display In New Ukrainian Museum Exhibit

Burned-out armored vehicles, notebook doodles, shattered weapons, and the wreckage of a fighter jet are among items belonging to the Russian military to go on display at Ukraine's National Military History Museum in Kyiv.
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[@NicholasMichalenko]

That is one heck of a flex to open a museum exhibition displaying the destroyed vehicles of an enemy you are actively fighting. Ukraine is amazing. 🇺🇦

[@minerva2958]

🇺🇦 is 💩 and the Ukrainian people are being held hostage by western villains!

[@mando074]

We should fund a salvage operation to bring up the hull of the Moskva to be displayed in the center of Kyiv. It would be an awesome display of failure and tyranny.

[@stingcarlsson7988]

This means, there is no War in the country. This is special operation. That's why some politicians can visit Ukraine now. Neither this propaganda, nor fake vehicles on this exhibition nor obsolete weapon from USa will help Ukraine. STOP SENDING WEAPONS TO UKRAINE, YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT YOUR POCKET, THIS WEAPONS WILL KILL PEOPLE. WAKE UP USA PEOPLE GO TO DEMONSTRATIONS.

[@stingcarlsson7988]

Where the hell were you when Ukrainian army killed 15000 people in Donetsk for the last 8 years? Tyranny? There is no one in Russia. Wake up brainwashed zombie.

[@stingcarlsson7988]

Ukraine was sold to USa, it is time to pay the debt for tyranny and genocide by Ukrainian government Against the civilians.

[@olivierherlin2176]

Starting collecting and exhibiting a muséum for this war is super important for future generations as this war is now part of the history of Ukraine. Kudos for the initiative !

[@esportsleaguechampsstandof5341]

Amazing accuracy, the same museum was opened by the DPR of LPR when the horde of Ukraine came to destroy its own people

[@HeyMJ.]

Someday I hope to visit this museum and honor those who protect freedom, democracy & sovereign Ukraine. Slava! 🇺🇦

[@blanchedlion4681]

Better get there before it's destroyed

[@unclexeres]

@@blanchedlion4681 another keyboard warrior, run along.

[@blanchedlion4681]

@@unclexeres u ghey

[@somedesertdude1308]

​@@unclexeres better than being a skin head

[@minerva2958]

If you do don’t forget to ask for the retard reduction. In your case they will give it to you twice!

[@jonv2911]

There are no limits to the creativity of Ukrainians…🥰. These people are so strong mentally, they set such an example for others to follow. ❤️💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦💛💙❤️🙏🏻

[@MrDirkles]

Ukraine is one of the most corrupt countries in the world so they need to be creative

[@denispasenkov9538]

Yep, loosing war has never been celebrated or cheered before. Their best Azov battalion has gained new territory individual cells in Russian prison . Or wait they’ve been helped by evacuation with no Ukrainian in sight. Thanks Putin for saving lousy lives which no one else could save not even Papa or Elon

[@3D_Emergency]

They cannot retreat, in case of defeat, their country will disappear like a nation.

[@minerva2958]

Amazing example! Maybe you too should dig up Nazi symbols and ideology and display them proudly on your clothes, vehicles and homes. Not to mention allow your military units to use these symbols as part of their official crests. You are a total dumbass and should be locked up far away from society. Your stupidity is humanities downfall!

[@minerva2958]

@@3D_Emergency what nation??? There is no such nation! Giving a group of people a flag and inventing a few words doesn’t a nation create!

[@noelle3551]

There is actually one in Dnipro that has similar objects, vehicle, turrets from tanks etc all left over from the initial clashes from the ATO from 2014 onwards!! It is worth going to see!!

[@TRE45ON.is.Bat5hit.Crazy.U.S.G]

Honestly, I'm starting to admire the Russians. You can tell that they have really begun to master military failure as an art form. It takes years of dedication and motivation to learn how to fail so spectacularly.😂

[@matwaze]

Are Russians evacuating now or ukranians?)

[@whoisme678]

Yes. If there was a medal for it, then they'd have gold ...🤔

[@brent6518]

Excluding a couple of cities, Russia is a shithole country... corruption is rampant and makes sense why it is so backwards!...they will take years, if ever, to get back even to their once primitive ways...F them all!

[@unclexeres]

Ah, you're being too easy on them.

[@resireg]

They were inspired by themselves in Afghanistan in the 80s. They ignored that war, so now are repeating it

[@Unicorns8myPoo]

They should display a few tank turrets hanging from the top of a building; they belong in the air

[@solomonbruckner3215]

That would be hilarious. And maybe a widescreen tv to show the turrets flying up into the air.

[@soewin9784]

It needs huge museum for huge Russian tanks, artilleries, missiles, aircrafts destroyed by Ukraine.

[@heatherfitzgibbon]

Show and Tell! Poorly trained Russian soldiers contribute to museum when the tanks, trucks, etc. can’t be recycled by the Ukrainian army. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

[@proboysp8111]

Wait till Russians strike back.... Ukraine will be a mess just like Syria because of usa.... mostly because of thier love for arms selling....

[@ld7599]

poorly trained ukranians kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKiVl3Vvh6h7jNU

[@esportsleaguechampsstandof5341]

Amazing accuracy, the same museum was opened by the DPR of LPR when the horde of Ukraine came to destroy its own people

[@NoSuffix]

A very good way to remember the Russian brutality & brave Ukrainian defenders' heroism.

[@esportsleaguechampsstandof5341]

Amazing accuracy, the same museum was opened by the DPR of LPR when the horde of Ukraine came to destroy its own people

[@pacifist9805]

They should put on display washing machines found on Russian trenches.

[@WolfgangMahringer]

and toilet bowls, because nobody would believe it in a few years! Slava Ukraini!

[@LuvBorderCollies]

And kitchen sinks! Unreal what the Russians steal.

[@kellysouter4381]

Oh I love this! How embarrassing for Russia to have their failures put on display in a museum for all the world to see.

[@ZhovtoBlakytniy]

And someone's sketchbook lol I can imagine if he's alive "noooo don't look in there, it's personal!"

[@hks2377]

@@ZhovtoBlakytniy Especially if his comrades are wanted for war crimes!

[@vietnamesebeauties]

The fight for freedom is admirable 💪 We, the Vietnamese girls university team, continue to pray daily for peace to come soonest to the land of Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦 🙏🙏

[@jackytang3683]

You forget who supply endless resources for your country when met American and Chinese invasion All the world can blame Russia， but Vietnamese should keep silent at least

[@jackytang3683]

美女，快手或者抖音号发一下

[@annaylitalo6564]

💛💙👍🇺🇦🙏

[@Javissht]

Vietnamese people know this struggle very well, first it was the french then the japanese and afterwards americans and at last chinese invasion of their land. I hope Vietnam wont have to fight anymore in the future and keep developing as an independent country

[@vietnamesebeauties]

@@Javissht peace should be the universal value hold by all people in this planet 🕊️

[@darrinwebber4077]

Takes some real sand to put displays of enemy equipment on display in museum before war is even over. I'd say Ukraine is confident of eventual victory.

[@ElectroCurmudgeon]

Slava Ukraini! Glory to Ukraine. My heart is breaking for the peaceful people of Ukraine.

[@SENTINEL2086]

I love the way Ukraine shows off its Trophies.

[@djp1234]

They need to put all the tank turrets on display.

[@Unicorns8myPoo]

Hung from a ceiling

[@marcooppici9509]

But you have to wait they all come down from the sky first

[@amandaskrywer3700]

The Ukrainians continue to surprise and amaze me. In the middle of a brutal war, they even start a war museum with memorabilia. They document everything from war crimes to dead Russians to taking care of homeless people and animals. Well done!

[@bustabusts]

Ukraine is the only one charged with war crimes. also 2014

[@schoolingdiana9086]

Mad respect to this elementary school teacher in this video. She’s amazing!

[@ezequielsilva2709]

Reserva espaço nesse museu que vai chegar muita coisa ainda 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@kraftdaniel]

The finishing display of the notebook will haunt me. I feel sorry for the creative, ordinary, Russians that were conscripted. The people that were are apt to create were coerced to destroy.

[@lexprontera8325]

Me too. It was unexpectedly humanizing. I suppose we can only hope the notebook was found abandoned in a haste, rather than looted from a corpse.

[@AbuHajarAlBugatti]

@@lexprontera8325 who cares bro, just wait until the Zionist US provokes China enough to join WW3 aswell. In the coming years a Billion people will die so get a grip

[@wyyrdojim]

The Russian vehicles look good in their “Special Military Operation” camouflage, burned out and rusty! Slava Ukraini!🇺🇦🇺🇸

[@nissafors]

Heroes! Glory to Ukraine! Greetings from Sweden

[@jeffsiegwart]

They are great museum displays.

[@pnw_element9822]

Crazy setting up a brand new exhibit in the museum while the war is still going

[@gerhard6105]

Very good. I already thought of such a museum when the invasion started. I visited the militairy museum in Kharkiv, on the day exactly, 3 years ago. I do not know how it looks now. I. Drove all the way there, and back ofcourse, with my own car. Regards from Belgium. 🇧🇪🇺🇦🇳🇱 I am Dutch.

[@TheMosinCrate]

Russian tanks are the best. When hit, the turret shoots off into the air as an anti aircraft measure. Pretty cool feature, the crew members also go flying in the air so multiple enemy flights can be targeted.

[@deadeyecpt.7765]

Depends on where it's hit: if the ammunition cooks off then you would see the turret go up like that due to the design of the tank. Obviously not every shot was like that, since we've seen a lot more destroyed Russian tanks with turrets still on the chassis. The US Abrams has safety features built into it's design to prevent that as much as possible while the Russians just said "fuck it" and put in an autoloader.

[@TheMosinCrate]

@@deadeyecpt.7765 and as usual, a joke is made and someone who wants to show off their knowledge has to ruin it by taking it literally.

[@deadeyecpt.7765]

@@TheMosinCrate oh no, your joke was funny, I liked it. Just wanted to point out something that people might be interested in.

[@blx2599]

Ca rouille super vite le metal de qualité militaire, c'est fou oO

[@jimk8520]

Almost any steel that’s been through an inferno rusts quickly in open air. It does add a nice patina to the Ukrainian artwork, though! 🇺🇦

[@gavind351]

Military equipment is usually low quality but cheap which is why militaries buy them. Also the protection metal has against rusting goes away with high heat. (An explosion)

[@suzieque4438]

Just like the mighty Ukraine. With war raging, they open a museum. They work towards knowledge every time. They interview POW's. Invite POW's to call home. They try to educate Russians. Glory Ukraine

[@HiMarsPewPew]

SLAVA UKRAINE💛🇺🇦💙

[@toni-leeblair5869]

The strength and courage of the Ukrainians is unmatched! Glory to Ukraine and her hero's! 💙🇺🇦🌻✌️

[@IlicVojislav]

Тони Блеру стари керу 🇷🇸☦️🇷🇺

[@honkhonk8009]

Dont wanna sound corny, but since its real life, this is honestly heartwarming. This is true gender equality. That preschool teacher tryna help out her country is admirable. Prayers out for ukraine.

[@johndelben53]

I WONDER IF THEY GOT A TURRET FROM THE FAMOUS TANK BRIGADE THE FLYING TURRETS OF RUSSIA I HEARD ONE WENT 250 FEET HIGH IN THE AIR NEW RUSSIAN RECORD GO UKRAINE

[@cheebacheeo5876]

Slava Ukraini! 💙💛 Nice, a permanent museum need to be built in the near future. It should be free for all but russians. Inside there could be donation options for different purposes.

[@7someone]

I don’t agree it should be free for Russians. It should almost be a requirement of Russians when they visit to see this in the future. so they can understand to never again invade the Ukraine.

[@WolfgangMahringer]

@@7someone That's actually a good idea, Anton.

[@phillee2814]

It needs a Putin memorial Urinal, where people can express their contempt in person.

[@mareebrown2163]

@@7someone Just as the Germans were forced to witness the concentration camps, so should r ussians need to see what has been done by their dictator. A lot of them seem totally oblivious. Propaganda works just fine in r ussia unlike a lot of other things.

[@ZhovtoBlakytniy]

@@phillee2814 I wouldn't be surprised if there's a few already somewhere. I was in Lviv last Autumn and got to shoot Putin in the face a bunch of times at an archery range.

[@NTraveller]

Надо как-то развеяться, отдохнуть от войны, в музей сходить...

[@ucube33]

Can't wait to visit the big museum they will have after this war. I wonder what they would call this museum?

[@WolfgangMahringer]

"Kiev museum of Russian army crimes"

[@korekmazurski]

MuZeum

[@AdrianBoyko]

Слава Україні! 🇺🇦

[@WolfgangMahringer]

Heroyam Slava!

[@rebeccacaraska4112]

@@WolfgangMahringer finally see someone who knows how to answer.😎

[@rp3875]

Ukrainians are amazing. Their quest for justice and bloodthirst for the bad Russians is awe inspirating for the rest of the western countries. Ukraine should be a model democracy, especially with the bravery of their leaders for us all. Hope we can learn from Zelensky and have leaders as good as him to guide and lead us in the future. Go Zelensky! With Ukraine’s victory, we can all have peace soon.

[@monkeybusiness2204]

This is the ultimate show and tell.

[@jenniferchance5636]

Praying for Ukraine

[@johnhandover3541]

🙏🙏MAY THE 👊FORCES👊BE WITH 🇺🇦UKRAINE🇺🇦🙏🙏

[@1madmaxx80]

That stuff looks pretty rusty 🤣

[@ZhovtoBlakytniy]

In a few years "these came from a place people used to call russia"

[@tomitabratu4422]

✌️🇺🇦❤️

[@igerce]

Не ну красиво, конечно!!! Просто праздник какой-то!

[@BowWowVideo]

Respect.

[@anthonyfuentes947]

The drawings are the saddest part to me. Those men could be dead or prisoners rn. Not to mention the gear we are looking at can be a dead person’s

[@GMLSX]

Is that an Orc mask at 1:01?

[@brianclay3315]

It's a little early for a museum on the war being currently fought. Usually it's a good idea for the war to be over to put up a museum. Priorities and all that

[@alantoon5708]

An outstanding Special Museum Operation...

[@paulmurray8922]

OK, award them the title, the Ukrainians have achieved Grandmaster level of Troll.

[@WolfgangMahringer]

Awww, is somebody pissed your beloved orc army getting their a$$es kicked?

[@bobbybates2614]

I hope they cleaned it the mess of these vehicles before they put them on display

[@johnfaw]

This will soon be the largest museum in the world. They will have so much exhibits to display

[@springbloom5940]

This will not age well 🤦

[@marieslabbert6009]

What continious to amaze me, is that all their vehicles, tanks, trucks, etc., rust immediately. If I scrape my car, there may be some rust after a year and I live in a coastel town. In Ukraine, the Russian vehicles rust in a day or two. What are they made of!!???? 😯

[@ZhovtoBlakytniy]

They came rusty because they were made half a century ago (at least) and poorly maintained.

[@llejk]

A car will rust, too, a few days after burning. Depends on how it was protected from rust.

[@AbuHajarAlBugatti]

Rather how they were destroyed.

[@latelino]

"He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs" - Bible. 🇺🇦🇧🇷

[@HOE-rv6ie]

Maybe 1 PC for each kind. And the rest go to recycling plant.

[@h.r.hufnstuf4171]

I think she said orc, not forces

[@PhilLesh69]

That's going to be a phrase of defiance for future leaders facing threats of overwhelming force from a belligerent nation. "Go ahead and invade us. We need more shattered tanks and combat aircraft for our museums."

[@prinze5]

Soon they gonna be adding the Terminator to their collections

[@HemantKumar-if2nu]

0:14 ?

[@burner8959]

Russia, in peace time, can't supply it's villages with gas and electricity. Ukraine in wartime puts up exhibitions about the current war, for free. Ukraine: Home to Mega Giga Chads. Ukraine, you never cease to amaze.

[@hks2377]

It’d be interesting if those sketches came in handy for some wanted posters.

[@darrenquarterman2611]

Country of hero’s

[@AbuHajarAlBugatti]

How does White People murdering White People make any of them heroes? Both sides are criminals. How does murdering anyone whatsoever make you a hero? It makes you a murderer. Just because the government says that one kind of Murder is Legal if they order it, doesent make Murder right

[@quintomontori6939]

Slava over the top ...

[@terbog]

Hope they can add some BMPT to that collection.

[@Eddybarrett84]

Russia,China unfortunately won’t see this.

[@hippopotamus86]

They don't see 99% of what is going on.

[@Usr861-wn1x]

I love Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@nelsongrimaldi3926]

👍🇺🇦👍🇺🇦👍🇺🇦👍🇺🇦👍🇺🇦👍🇺🇦👍🇺🇦👍🇺🇦👍

[@johammer7163]

Strong

[@projectox.x]

Slava Ukraine

[@dynjarren8355]

Win the War first! Then make a Museum about it. The Cart comes after the Horse! 🐎

[@davidg4026]

Isn't it a little soon for a museum?? ... the war isn't even over yet.

[@Ofasia777]

It won't be for a few years either but you might as well make the best of all that russian junk laying around.

[@delmasjean7544]

The war is ended since......?

[@fitzjameswood5486]

Funny, I keep seeing uh... how many AFU battalions surrendering each day now? Send more javelins!

[@andrewjenkinson7052]

Perhaps Ukraine could sell some of the destroyed equipment to museums in other countries.

[@serviustullus7204]

Good idea. Museum of heroes. Museum of (Russia) Crimes against Civilization/War Crimes.

[@vonFisch]

@Kill Anything Fruity The civilisation where people have rights and freedoms. As oposite to Russia, where you get jail for protesting and only state news is allowed. Aka the place where people want to live vs the shithole where nobody wants to live

[@delmasjean7544]

They are bloogy crazy

[@sturm3809]

Скоро в Донецке будэ открыта аналогичная выставка, только там будэ украинская техника)))😉😁😁😁

[@oldcodgerplaysgames9610]

They look very rusty for something blown up not long ago.

[@hippopotamus86]

Heat from fire does that.

[@idontfeartheghost344]

It should not displayed in any museo put it into your boarder Ukraine and Russia as a fience.

[@86Corvus]

Ah good, so the crows cleaned it up nicely.

[@brent6518]

Good to see blown up Russian equipment!

[@aeioubfjpv7591]

They should invite Putin for the inauguration of the museum

[@marcharsveld2914]

Exhibit him. In a cage.

[@prima6107]

Радости полные штаны .

[@IapetusStag]

Trophies

[@the_waco_kid]

Remember children, museums are created to display rare finds

[@HEMI345S]

Are these jokers fighting a war or do they have time to open museums ... what a joke 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@shootingsportstransparency7461]

Must be a verry big museum i guess 😎

[@humbertomonteiro6742]

Kkkk, OMG, those crazy russians..

[@ozone3750]

Wow. You guys are really in for a treat the coming months and it wont taste good i can tell you that much.

[@slej2502]

You can have rides of the armoured vehicles and get to fire weapons for the tourists too . A good start for making money back from the war. 😎😁

[@peterbiesbroek]

Bravo! Show the free world the destroyed material of the brutal invaders from your " brothers" from russia. Slava Ukrainei!!

[@user-rp3se6et3w]

Зря вы туда их привезли . За ними ещё придут.

[@arthurmontreal]

This is disturbing and wreaks of an inferiority complex

[@thefisherking78]

Hahaha! Can't wait to visit.

[@esportsleaguechampsstandof5341]

When will such museums be opened in Russia but with Abrams and leopards?

[@arminiuszmazowszanin2670]

When we (Poland) defeated USSR in 1921 - they lost their war banners (52 - each one for defeated regiment) - later when Poland was sold by the west into communist block - soviet puppets stolen those banners from museums and send them to moscow. Later communist historians in Poland to diminish our glorious victory - called this win "miracle on the vistula/cud nad wisłą".

[@zytoses9223]

Those drawings in the notebook were pretty good actually.

[@marcooppici9509]

Makes me wonder... is he still alive? Was he a conscript or willingly invading?

[@zytoses9223]

@@marcooppici9509 i'd hope he was made to go and not willing.

[@vonFisch]

They were terrible, looked like a schoolkid made them. Anyway he is almost certainly dead, all the Russian spec ops who tried to take Hostomel at the start died. So all the orcs he sketched died as well. Good riddance

[@bigfish7493]

Thank you! Victory for Ukraine!!!