To protect Kyiv at the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine even used museum equipment from the Second World War. This was announced by the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II on Facebook..

“After a long absence, our exhibits returned to the territory of the Memorial. Ask where you've been? For a month and a half they guarded the streets of. Kyiv. They kept the defense in the most difficult, difficult days of the defense of the Ukrainian capital, resisted the invasion of the enemy horde,"

The museum also announced the replenishment of its exposition on destroyed Russian equipment.. In particular, with the assistance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Security Service of Ukraine, the museum received an armored personnel carrier-MD "

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Recall that damaged captured equipment is being actively restored at the enterprises of the Ukroboronprom concern and transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. From February 24 to May 13, the concern resumed such equipment for UAH 1.5 billion.