Pensioner's fine for shooting drone overturned
A pensioner in Volgograd Oblast was initially fined 40,000 rubles for shooting at a drone over his property, but the decision was overturned by the Volgograd Regional Court, which ruled his actions were in extreme necessity and returned his rifle. He had reported the incident to emergency services and voluntarily surrendered the weapon.
Consensus
- The pensioner, Nikolai Mukhin, shot at a drone over his property in the village of Yelany, Volgograd Oblast.
- He was initially fined 40,000 Russian rubles for shooting in a non-designated area.
- The Volgograd Regional Court annulled the previous rulings and closed the administrative case.
- The court ruled that the pensioner acted in a state of extreme necessity.
- The rifle was returned to him after being seized.
- He reported the incident to emergency services, showed the location of the supposed drone crash, and voluntarily surrendered the weapon.
- The incident occurred in July 2026.
- The rifle was a double-barreled hunting gun of Soviet origin, model TOZ-34R, 12-gauge.
Points of divergence
- The court in Volgograd Oblast fined the local resident in July 2026 for shooting at drones. — tg_tvrain
- The man attempted to shoot down a drone using a single-barreled hunting rifle. — kommersant
- The court ruled that the man was guilty of a 'gross violation' that could have caused harm to life and health. — tvrain
- The appellate court found no evidence that the actions were forced or that the danger could not be eliminated by other means. — meduza
- The Supreme Court reviewed the case materials. — tg_echoonline_news
- The pensioner believed the existing regulations need revision to prevent citizens from being penalized in similar circumstances. — riamo
Coverage (9 sources)
- Volgograd pensioner given gun after fine for shooting at UAVs was cancelled — РИАМО
- Fine revoked and rifle returned to Volgograd region pensioner who shot at drones — ЭХО / Новости
- In Volgograd region, a pensioner was fined for shooting at drones with a rifle Court in Volgograd region in... — Дождь (Telegram)
- TASS: resident of Volgograd region fined for attempt to shoot down drone with rifle — Коммерсантъ
- Court fined pensioner for shooting at drones. This could be the first such case — ЭХО / Новости
- Pensioner in Volgograd region fined for shooting at drone — Дождь
- In the village of Elan, Volgograd region, a local resident was fined 40 thousand rubles for an attempt to shoot down a drone with a rifle... — Кавказ.Реалии
- In Volgograd region, pensioner fined for shooting at drones with a rifle — Дождь (Telegram)
- In Volgograd region, a fine was assigned to a pensioner who tried to shoot down drones with a gun — Meduza
Key entities
- Volgograd Oblast
- Nikolay Mukhin
- TASS
- Verstki
- Yelany
- Volgograd Regional Court
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- RIA Novosti
- Supreme Court
- Commerzant
- Rodina
- Volgogradskiy
- Hinshtein Pensioner
- Elansk District Court
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