Law enforcers seized about 5500 firearms in 2023 - Klymenko

In 2023, law enforcement officers seized about 5,500 firearms and 2 million rounds of ammunition from citizens. This was stated by the Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko during a telethon, UNN reports .

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As for the operation of checkpoints and seizure of weapons, in 2023 alone, we seized about 5,500 firearms. I can say that 2 million rounds of ammunition were also seized from caches, checkpoints, and the criminal world. So this is the work that all law enforcement agencies do every day, every hour, and at night as well. And this case (the murder of a police officer in Vinnytsia region - ed.) shows that whatever the motive of these citizens, they have broken the law and must answer for it

Recall

According to the investigation, on April 20 at night , the suspects killed one police officer, wounded another and fled the scene. Law enforcement officers tracked them down and detained them in accordance with Article 208 of the CPC of Ukraine in the village of Lypetske, Podil district, Odesa region.

Subsequently, two servicemen were notified of suspicion of murder and attempted murder of police officers in Vinnytsia region.

SBI investigates the fact of desertion of military personnelinvolved in the shooting of law enforcement officers in Vinnytsia region on April 20.

The prosecutor's office will insist on the application of a preventive measure in the form of detention without bail to two servicemen suspected of killing and attempting to kill police officers in Vinnytsia region.