Ukraine to Send Captured Russian T-72s to Museums
Ukraine will give captured Russian T-72 tanks to museums in five European countries, and officials said the displays will help document Moscow’s war.
- The Ukrainian Cabinet approved a framework to transfer captured Russian T-72 tanks to museums in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Denmark, and the Netherlands, providing foreign audiences with physical evidence of equipment used during the invasion.
- Developed jointly by The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Culture, the program ensures vehicles are rendered non-operational and cleared of explosives before distribution to partner museums.
- According to The Ministry of Defence, displaying captured equipment overseas provides objective information about Ukraine's struggle while sustaining international support and documenting Russia's aggression and the material consequences of the conflict.
- Separately, Kyiv has established TrophyLab, a government portal providing international researchers access to technical information and captured Russian weapons systems, distinct from the museum program which utilizes vehicles no longer suitable for combat.
- On August 13, drone operators from the Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade destroyed two Russian Msta-S howitzers in the Vovchansk area, demonstrating Ukrainian forces' continued targeting of Russian military equipment on the battlefield.
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The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence announced on Friday the future shipment of Russian military equipment abroad. T-72 tanks captured will thus be displayed in several museums in the Baltic countries, or in Denmark and the Netherlands. An approach is aimed at "documenting" the invasion of Ukraine and raising international awareness. - " Tangible evidence of war": why destroyed Russian tanks will be displayed in European (International) museums.
Ukraine to send captured Russian T-72s to museums
Captured Russian T-72 tanks are to be transferred to museums in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Denmark and the Netherlands under a new Ukrainian government scheme. Ukraine is to provide captured Russian T-72 tanks to museums in five European countries as part of a new programme intended to document the war and display equipment seized during Russia’s invasion, the UK Defence Journal understands. The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has approved a mec…
Trophies will be provided free of charge for use as museum items or for organizing exhibitions.
Ukraine to Send Captured Russian T-72 Tanks to Museums Across Europe
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved a framework allowing selected examples of destroyed Russian military equipment to be transferred to museums abroad for public display. We bring you stories from the ground. Your support keeps our team in the field. DONATE NOW Put forward by Ukraine’s Ministries of Defense and Culture, the initiative concerns captured Russian military equipment obtained during the country’s defense against Russia’s ful…
Ukraine to transfer samples of destroyed Russian equipment to foreign museumsThe government has allowed the free transfer of captured military equipment to museums in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Denmark and the Netherlands. This will contribute to the documentation of the consequences of Russian aggression and cultural diplomacy.
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