During the investigation the law enforcers discovered a cache of ammunition stacked by a local resident, a former murder convict. Among the seized items is an RGD-5 grenade, a TNT block, and nearly 200 5.45 and 7.62 Kalashnikov rounds. Also, the leaflets in support of the so-called Novorossiya were seized, the press service of Chernhiv police has told UNIAN.
The owner of the arsenal has been detained and placed in a temporary detention facility.
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