Illegal Firearms Seized in Kiev, Ukraine
Recent news from the National Police of Ukraine and local Ukrainian websites were full of reports concerning seizures of illegal firearms. The diversity of types and origins of these firearms is amazing. I decided to combine all the information from these news reports into a single article and present it to our readers.
The first set of photos is from an illegal firearm manufacturing shop found in Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine. The police seized over 60 firearms as well as grenades, grenade launches, explosives, fuzes and ammunition.
Here is also a video published by the National Police of Ukraine showing these seized firearms.
Next images are taken in the house that belonged to a suspect arrested by the National Police of Ukraine. The man was smuggling arms from other European countries into Ukraine.
The Ukrainian police has published another video from this operation where you can see a lot of other firearms: from PK machine guns to percussion revolvers.
Sources:
“У Києві правоохоронці затримали членів ОЗГ за виготовлення і збут зброї та боєприпасів”. (2018, April 20). National Police of Ukraine. Retrieved from: https://www.npu.gov.ua/news/Informacziya/u-kijevi-pravooxoronczi-zatrimali-chleniv-ozg-za-vigotovlennya-i-zbut-zbroji-ta-bojepripasiv/
“У Києві правоохоронці затримали росіянина за контрабанду, виготовлення та продаж зброї”. (2018, April 19). National Police of Ukraine. Retrieved from: https://www.npu.gov.ua/news/novini-z-regioniv-ta-in-sajtiv/u-kijevi-pravooxoronczi-zatrimali-rosiyanina-za-kontrabandu-vigotovlennya-ta-prodazh-zbroji/
Images from www.npu.gov.ua, www.zbroya.info
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These aren't actual photos. These are screenshots on the guns in the upcoming Metro: Exodus game.
A Lefaucheux! Whoever procured this particular batch of pistols must have robbed a museum!
ed: There is also Viz-35 on video, and (museum robbed, indeed!) what appears to be a Korovin.