Kupyansk district court of the Kharkov region upheld the demands of the prosecutor's office and found the 33-year-old man guilty. 1 st. 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal acquisition, storage and sale of firearms and ammunition). As the head of the Office of the Prosecutor's Office of the region Tatiana Sotnikova said, the attacker was sentenced to 4 years in prison.

As told in the press service of the Prosecutor's Office, in 2016. A resident of Kupyansk unofficially moonlighted as a taxi driver. One of the passengers - a soldier - offered him to buy weapons. Not having the necessary permission, the taxi driver within a few months purchased 6 pistols of the Makarov system for 1.5-2 thousand. UAH.

Each, as well as cartridges to them. He kept them at home or in a car, and then resold.

"He found buyers among his acquaintances who were ready to pay for the PM up to 3000 UAH. The taxi driver managed to sell 5 pistols, on the sixth deal was detained, "- explained Sotnikova.

The verdict of the court did not come into force, since there is time for appeal on appeal.

The case of a serviceman who supplied weapons was transferred to the military prosecutor's office.