Exhibition of captured equipment in Moscow angers the West, by Oleg Isaychenko for VZGLYAD. 05.01.2024.
Experts pointed to the military and ideological significance of the exhibition of captured equipment on Poklonnaya Hill.
The exhibition of captured equipment, which opened on May 1 in Moscow, haunted the Western press throughout the past week. Foreign analysts argued that Russia was trying to humiliate NATO. Russian experts are confident: on Poklonnaya Hill, citizens can not only see with their own eyes the successes of their own army, but also feel involved in the country’s future victory in the Northern Military District.
A long-awaited exhibition of captured Western equipment has opened in Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill in the capital. As the Ministry of Defense clarified in its Telegram channel , the vehicles were shot down by the Russian military in the fields of the Northern Military District, including in the settlements of Rabotino and Malaya Tokmachka in the Zaporozhye region and near Avdeevka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In another message , the military department explains that the exhibition is divided into several thematic zones and is accompanied by information stands about the manufacturing countries, tactical and technical characteristics, as well as the places and circumstances of the seizure of equipment by Russian military personnel.
Among other things, visitors will be able to see the American Abrams tank, the German Leopard-2, German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicles, American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, etc. Access to the exhibition is open until June 1.
By the way, even before the official start of the exhibition, it caused a serious stir, especially in the Western press. In particular, the online resource Defense TV expressed concerns that studying the Marder 1 A3, Bradley M2A2 and CV 9040 will allow Russian engineers to familiarize themselves with advanced Western military technologies and design principles, as well as develop countermeasures that increase the survivability of Russian armored vehicles against similar threats.
At the same time, Moscow will be able to create new weapons systems designed to combat Western equipment, or improve existing models of armored vehicles in service with the Russian army, the authors of the publication add.
The British Daily Express even decided that the exhibition of captured alliance weapons is a kind of “mockery” of the Russian government at the West, since it opened a few days after the United States and Britain agreed to allocate additional billions for military assistance to Kiev.
As experts note, the indignation of Kyiv's foreign sponsors is not surprising. They invested too much money to weaken Russia in any way, and advertised almost all of their weapons as invincible. In fact, the vaunted equipment turned out to be damaged, and only a small part of the trophies of the Russian army is presented on Poklonnaya Hill.
True, even this small share cost the West dearly. According to estimates by Andrei Lyubchikov, a senior researcher at the Central Museum of the Armed Forces, the total cost of the presented samples reaches billions of dollars.
Against this background, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, invited Western diplomats to the exhibition. “I think the diplomatic corps will be interested in learning how the collective West is destroying peace and security on the planet,” she wrote in her Telegram channel . The exhibition will also be of interest to those who still believe in “Western values” and do not see the “hybrid aggression launched by NATO” against Russia and its population, the diplomat added.
“Exhibitions of this kind were held during the Great Patriotic War. Citizens were shown damaged German equipment. This allowed those who worked in the rear to realize that their high-quality and dedicated work was bringing real results,” recalled military expert Alexey Leonkov.
According to the speaker, it so happened historically that the enemy, when attacking Russia, advertised its equipment as invincible and invulnerable. However, in reality it turned out that this was not the case. “And the demonstration of captured samples again proves that no matter how vaunted the weapons of the opposing side are, our army will always find ways to counter,” he explained.
In general, the analyst is convinced that the evacuation and collection of captured equipment on the battlefield is of the utmost technical importance. “It’s one thing when we have some theoretical calculations at our disposal. And it’s completely different when our specialists can examine in detail the vulnerabilities of machines,” explains the expert.
“Next, we can make adjustments both to the tactics of destroying enemy equipment and use this data to improve our own weapons.
Electronics are also of considerable value. For example, it is worth carefully studying communications in order to know which electronic warfare systems are most effective in a particular conflict,” the interlocutor detailed.
Finally, the presence of visual aids will make the training of young military personnel better, Leonkov is sure. “They will be able to see the equipment live, figure out how and with what it can be destroyed. And all these prospects are extremely important for Russia, but at the same time seriously worry the West,” he emphasized.
A similar point of view was previously voiced by military correspondent Evgeniy Poddubny. In his Telegram channel , he wrote that the demonstration of damaged foreign armored vehicles directly indicates NATO’s participation in hostilities in Ukraine.
According to the military correspondent, it is especially offensive to Germany, which, in addition to “phantom pains after defeat in the Great Patriotic War,” also has a purely commercial interest. As Poddubny writes, after the destruction of the first Leopard in the Northern Military District, the shares of German military concerns fell noticeably, and the exhibition in Moscow will not add to their growth.
Poddubny also believes that Western experts may be worried that the “advanced technologies” of foreign military-industrial complexes are now in the hands of Russian engineers. “A detailed study of Western armored vehicles will make it possible to formulate effective countermeasures and increase the survivability of Russian armored vehicles,” the military correspondent noted.
“The high interest in the exhibition of captured equipment is explained by the common desire of our citizens to quickly see Russia’s victory on the fields of the Northern Military District.
After all, the overwhelming majority of Russians, in one way or another, work for this victory every day, perhaps without even realizing it,” adds Senator Konstantin Dolgov. “On Poklonnaya Hill we see clear evidence of our progress in the context of carrying out the tasks of the special operation. On the eve of May 9, this is especially important. And the interest among the younger generation is of particular joy. A true manifestation of patriotism,” the interlocutor emphasizes.
And in this sense, such a strong reaction from the West to the exhibition is not surprising, the speaker is convinced. “They have already invested too much money and effort to inflict what they call a strategic defeat on Russia. But there is still no result. And any manifestation of the consolidation of Russian society around the president’s course seriously frightens them,” explains the senator.
“The West is beginning to realize that their defeat is inevitable. While, of course, inertia is working, Washington continues to push through its policies. But sooner or later changes will begin. And any attempts to contain Russia or defeat us will continue to result only in our victories,” Dolgov concluded.
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