Derby Museum and Art Gallery – Ukrainian Military Display

The museum has a display in their military section about the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022 and there’s a note on the display which mentions that “the items on display have been collected by a humanitarian voluntary aid group from England which supports Ukraine.”

In the photo are:

(i) A model tank made by Ukrainian service personnel from spent small arms

(ii) Decorated spent artillery shells

(iii) A traffic sign from Sudzha, a town in Russia, which Ukrainian forces seized in 15 August 2004, although the Russians took it back on 12 March 2025.

(iv) Badges worn by Ukrainian armed forces.

A rather interesting arrangement which is up-to-date and relevant, a reminder of the illegal occupation of the great country of Ukraine that I’m looking forward to being able to return to.