Got It? The Volgograd Court Returned the Gun to the Farmer Who Shot at the Ukrainian Drone: EADaily
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Russian court drops case against senior citizen fined for firing his shotgun at Ukrainian drones over his yard
The Volgograd Regional Court dismissed the case against Nikolai Mukhin, a pensioner who was fined for trying to shoot down Ukrainian drones on his own. A source told the Russian state news agency TASS that the court also ordered his confiscated shotgun returned.
Russian farmer fined for firing at Ukrainian UAV - charges...
Nikolay Mukhin has said his love for his country drove him to try to down the drone with his shotgun Russian farmer Nikolay Mukhin, who was fined for attempting to shoot down a Ukrainian drone with his shotgun, has told RT that his actions were motivated by love for his motherland. The 66-year-old vowed to appeal the court's decision, and the Volgograd Region prosecutor's office is now siding with him amid a public outcry. The incident, which ha…
The Volgograd Regional Court dismissed the case of the pensioner Nikolai Muhin, who had previously been fined for shooting...
Got it? The Volgograd court returned the gun to the farmer who shot at the Ukrainian drone: EADaily
EADaily, August 20th, 2026. Volgograd farmer Nikolai Mukhin will get back his gun, from which he fired at the Ukrainian UAV. This was reported to RIA Novosti by lawyer Alexander Guguchkin.
In Volgograd, an administrative case was reviewed against the pensioner Nikolai Muhin, who, during the flight of Ukrainian drones, opened fire on them with a hunting rifle, and then received a fine for his actions, with the confiscation of weapons, by Commersant... TV Rain: news, video, air, online, archive, transmission program.
On appeal, the Regional Court fully upheld the claim of Nikolai Mukhin, a pensioner and farmer, a resident of the Volgograd Region, who complained about a fine for shooting drones flying above his house at night with his rifle and confiscating the gun he used to shoot and hit one of the UAVs. The double-barreled gun was returned and the fine was canceled. Lawyers consider the decision to be precedent: the actions of pensioner Mukhin were recogni…
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