Ukraine: more than 1,000 searches in an investigation into arms trafficking

“The main objective is to close the sales and storage circuits, as well as to seize weapons” taken from Russian soldiers on the battlefield, and “munitions and explosives resulting from illicit trafficking,” he said. she said on Telegram.

Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the circulation of weapons has increased in the country, including equipment taken from Russian soldiers, escaping regulatory controls and raising fears of an increase in arms trafficking international.