Man Fined for Shooting at Drones Over Home
A local resident in the Volgograd region was fined for shooting at drones flying over his home with a hunting rifle and reporting the incident to emergency services, according to the Elansky District Court website.
Consensus
- The man was fined 40,000 roubles for shooting at drones flying over his property.
- The man reported the drones to emergency services by calling 112.
- The man fired shots from a hunting rifle while still on the phone with the emergency dispatcher.
- The emergency dispatcher heard the shots and sent police to the scene.
- The man claimed he was trying to stop noise from drones that prevented him from sleeping.
- The man admitted he did not hit any drones.
- The man stated he did not intend to cause harm.
- The man attempted to appeal the fine, but the appeal was rejected by the district court.
- The regional prosecutor has filed an appeal against the fine, citing extreme necessity as a legal justification.
Points of divergence
- The man is a pensioner. — interfax
- The man reported the drones to V1.ru, not only to emergency services. — interfax
- The man's name is Nikolai Mukhin. — vesti
- The man claimed the drones were Ukrainian. — vesti
- The incident occurred on the night of July 7, during attacks on Moscow and Russian regions. — vesti
- The man was prosecuted under Article 20.13, Part 2 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses (shooting in populated areas or unauthorized locations). — interfax
- The man's rights are to be restored following the appeal. — interfax
- The man's firearm was seized despite having a valid permit. — vesti
Coverage (4 sources)
- In Volgograd region, a local resident was fined for shooting at drones flying over his home with a hunting rifle — Varlamov News
- Prosecutor of Volgograd Region challenged fine imposed on pensioner for shooting at drone — Интерфакс
- A local resident was fined in Volgograd Oblast who fired a hunting rifle at drones flying over his house — Varlamov News
- Hunter from Volgograd region fined for attempt to shoot down drone with rifle — Вести