Two Ukrainians seized a launcher of the Russian anti-aircraft missile system "Tor" with missiles and stored them at their place - now they face up to 7 years in prison

During the retreat in the spring of 2022, the Russian army left at least half a dozen launchers of Tor surface-to-air missile systems in Chernihiv Region. One of them was taken by two Ukrainians.

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Police found two Ukrainian citizens aged 38 and 45. Both live in the Kyiv region. The statement says that they illegally received and stored a self-propelled launcher "Tor". The specific model is not specified.

After operational and search measures police found two containers with eight anti-aircraft missiles. Their value is estimated at 30 million hryvnias ($810,000). The missiles were handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

On the fact of storage, purchase and transfer of ammunition without legal authorisation, the defendants face up to 7 years in prison under part 1 of article 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Source: @pol.kyivregion