In the Russian Federation organized a mobile exhibition of trophies: what is the purpose of Moscow (photo)

Petersburg, Petrozavodsk, Pskov and other cities. According to official data, more than 400,000 people visited the exhibition. The purpose of Russian propagandists was the Polish military observer Maximilian Dura. The exhibition featured 22 units of Western military equipment, including the M1A1 Abrams tank, M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and Marder (Germany), Mastif Fronetransporters (UK), Kirpi (Turkey), Senator (Canada) and others.

In the Southern Military District, the Ukrainian tank T-64BV "Bulat", as well as BMP CV90 (Sweden) and M-80 (Yugoslavia), Roshal, Warta and Kozak-2m (Ukraine) and the Guusenic Nekhilnik (Ukraine), BMP CV90 (Sweden) and M-80 (Yugoslavia), Bonesia Autoban Automobiles Estonia). The Polish observer noted that this event pursued several key goals. First, he had the impression that Russia was opposed not only by Ukraine but by all NATO.

The demonstration of Western technology was used to reinforce official rhetoric that the conflict is "imposed" by Russia from the outside. Secondly, the exhibition was to convince citizens that the war was successful. The term "trophy" in official messages emphasized the "victorious" character of the campaign, and the exposition itself was created by analogy with trophy exhibitions of past wars.

In particular, the organizers tried to draw parallels between current fighting and World War II, inviting veterans, including those who are now over 98 years. However, there was no confirmation of their mass involvement in the exhibition. Third, the event served as a tool for agitation. In addition to military equipment, there were mobile conscription points on the sites, where visitors could immediately sign a contract with the Armed Forces.

They also conducted master classes for disassembling and assembling a machine gun, managing drones and providing first aid to create a sense of involvement in potential conscripts. We will remind, the fighters of the Ukrainian unit "Steel Lions" told about a unique special operation, during which they managed to pull out the Russian infantry fighting car from the water almost on the front line. BMP has been spent for more than two years: the trophy technique was called "Sea Behavior".