People visit an exhibition of destroyed Russian military vehicles and weapons Sunday in the center of Kyiv, Ukraine, prior to the war-torn country’s Independence Day, which will falls on Wednesday this year. Photo: Valentyn Ogirenko/The Paper

A girl peers into a disabled military vehicle at the exhibition Saturday. Photo: Oleg Pereverzev/The Paper

A boy sits for a photo on top of a tank Sunday. Photo: Valentyn Ogirenko/The Paper

Visitors look at used shells from a multiple-launch rocket system. Photo: Valentyn Ogirenko/The Paper

A woman examines the interior of a destroyed vehicle Saturday. Photo: Oleg Pereverzev/The Paper

A boy sitting inside a destroyed infantry carrier poses for a photo. Photo: Oleg Pereverzev/The Paper

A burnt tank sits on display. Photo: Oleg Pereverzev/The Paper

The exhibition was held along Khreshchatyk Street in Kyiv, the main boulevard running through the capital. The government has banned public celebrations of Independence Day this year due to fears of a Russian missile strike in the coming days. Photo: Oleg Pereverzev/The Paper