Destroyed Russian Military Vehicles to Display at Tsyrkuny in Kharkiv Oblast

Damaged Russian equipment and civilian cars, most of which were taken from the community by the occupiers, were collected to record Russian war crimes and exhibited at the village near Kharkiv.

Among the exhibits is a tank that Tsyrkuny locals believe to be the first hit during the defense of Kharkiv around 9 a.m. on February 24, 2022, when the enemy tried to attack the city near the Kharkiv ring road. These tanks were already on their way to Kharkiv and passed through Tsyrkuny. However, the village was occupied, and the Russians shelled the regional centre from there.

On May 5, 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated Tsyrkuny, which had been under Russian occupation for over a month. The village was a focal point for a long time and suffered from shelling almost daily until the Kharkiv counteroffensive in September 2022.

The Russian occupiers took away the villagers’ property in military vehicles and cars looted by them. They stole personal property, including a toilet flush, an old TV set, and a washing machine.

“During the occupation, the Russians stood with guns next to my house, shooting and moving to another location. We lived between the house and the cellar under occupation, trying not to go outside the yard. The windows in my house were broken, and the roof was damaged. We gathered these exhibits at the village center to show the tragedy the Russians caused our people,” local volunteer Volodymyr commented to Gwara Media.

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