Heavily armed volunteers detained in Donbass
In the Kiev-controlled part of the former Donetsk region, law enforcement officers detained volunteers who were transporting ammunition.
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This was reported by the press service of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the Donetsk region.
On July 14, at about 22:00 p.m., in the Artemovsky district, at a checkpoint near the town of Chasov Yar, ammunition was discovered during an inspection of a minibus.
It is noted that in the car there were 8 volunteers, residents of the Poltava region.
“The man and woman who were transporting ammunition among their personal belongings explain that they found the grenades during a recent volunteer mission and carried them with them for self-defense,” the report said.
Law enforcement officers seized 7 hand grenades, 3 underbarrel grenade launcher grenades, about 700 rounds of various calibers and 2 flares.
Volunteers face 3 to 7 years in prison.
The suspects were taken to the Artemovsk city department, investigative and operational actions continue.
English version :: Read in English: Volunteers armed to the teeth were detained in Donbas.