Destroyed Russian Military Vehicles to Display at Tsyrkuny in Kharkiv Oblast

Denys Glushko - 15 May 2023 | 19:53

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.

The name of Tsyrkuny village in the colours of the Ukrainian flag. May 14, 2023 / Photo: Denys Glushko for Gwara Media

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.

Local volunteer Volodymyr at Tsyrkuny village, Kharkiv Oblast. May 14, 2023 / Photo: Denys Glushko for Gwara Media

“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.

The burned down Russian multipurpose armoured vehicle. The hull of the MT-LB is all-welded steel armor with the crew compartment at the front, the engine immediately behind the crew compartment on the left side, and the troop compartment at the rear of the hull. The vehicle protects the firing of small arms and shell splinters. May 14, 2023 / Photo: Denys Glushko for Gwara Media
A destroyed civilian car stolen by the Russian military and inscribed with a sign ‘Z’, which is one of several symbols of the Russian Armed Forces involved in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. May 14, 2023 / Photo: Denys Glushko for Gwara Media
A destroyed civilian car stolen by the Russian military and inscribed with ‘Z’, which is one of several symbols (including “V” and “O”) painted on military vehicles of the Russian Armed Forces involved in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. May 14, 2023 / Photo: Denys Glushko for Gwara Media
Destroyed Russian military vehicle, inscribed with ‘Z’, which is one of several symbols of the Russian Armed Forces involved in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine / Photo: Denys Glushko for Gwara Media
Burnt-out Russian military vehicles. May 14, 2023 / Photo: Denys Glushko for Gwara Media
The gun of a Russian tank at Tsyrkuny in Kharkiv Oblast. May 14, 2023 / Photo: Denys Glushko for Gwara Media
Missiles that hit the Tsyrkuny community during the Russian full-scale invasion. May 14, 2023 / Photo: Denys Glushko for Gwara Media

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Missiles and mines that hit the Tsyrkuny community during the Russian full-scale invasion. May 14, 2023 / Photo: Denys Glushko for Gwara Media
Destroyed Russian military vehicles to display at Tsyrkuny in Kharkiv Oblast / Photo: Denys Glushko for Gwara Media
Stolen toilet flush on top of a destroyed Russian military vehicle displays at Tsyrkuny in Kharkiv Oblast. May 14, 2023 / Photo: Denys Glushko for Gwara Media
Missiles and mines that hit the Tsyrkuny community during the Russian full-scale invasion. May 14, 2023 / Photo: Denys Glushko for Gwara Media
Locals come to see the exhibition of destroyed Russian equipment. May 14, 2023 / Photo: Denys Glushko for Gwara Media
Destroyed Russian military items displayed at Tsyrkuny in Kharkiv Oblast / Photo: Denys Glushko for Gwara Media
A missile stuck in the road at the Tsyrkuny village centre, a few dozen meters from the exhibition. May 14, 2023 / Photo: Denys Glushko, Gwara Media

See also

  • Chaotic shelling, volunteer help, and new routes to Kharkiv. Life in liberated Tsyrkuny in Ukraine. The closer we get to the destination, the bleaker the landscape becomes. We see the shelled bus stops and damaged houses, albeit almost all with patched roofs, not yet erased “People” inscriptions on the gates. Then we get to a destroyed pharmacy and a large two-story building burned.
  • Constant missile attacks and empty streets: how Kupiansk lives on the front line. The city was severely damaged at the beginning of the full-scale invasion and during the battle for its liberation in September 2022. Today, it is constantly under fire from Russian MLRS and S-300 systems.
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