Simonyan to Pay Farmer's 40K Rouble Drone Fine
Margarita Simonyan announced she would pay a 40,000 ruble fine imposed on 66-year-old farmer Nikolai Mukhin from Volgograd Oblast, who was fined for attempting to shoot down a Ukrainian drone with a hunting rifle. The farmer claims he acted in self-defense and plans to appeal the verdict.
Consensus
- Margarita Simonyan stated she would pay the 40,000 ruble penalty for farmer Nikolai Mukhin.
- Mukhin, a 66-year-old man from Volgograd Oblast, was fined for attempting to shoot down a drone with a hunting rifle.
- The incident occurred in the night of July 7, when Mukhin heard drones and went outside with his licensed rifle.
- A police protocol was issued for shooting in a populated area.
- The court ruled that the shooting posed a danger to residents and ordered the confiscation of the firearm.
- Mukhin plans to appeal the court's decision.
- Simonyan emphasized that there are no existing rules for such situations and called for their development.
- The incident involved a Ukrainian drone flying over the farmer's property.
Points of divergence
- Mukhin called the punishment excessively harsh. — gazeta_spb
- Governor of Kursk Oblast Alexander Khinshtein supported the farmer and suggested he join the 'BARS-Kursk' volunteer unit. — gazeta_spb
- The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that air defense systems destroyed 438 Ukrainian drones on August 19. — vedomosti
- On March 18, 2025, a man from Moscow Oblast, Alexander Yudaev, was awarded in the State Duma for shooting down an enemy drone. — vm
Coverage (5 sources)
- Simonian will pay a fine to a farmer who tried to shoot down a Ukrainian drone with a rifle — РИАМО
- Simonian will pay 40 thousand ruble fine to farmer for shots at drone - SPb Gazeta - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Simonian will pay the fine for the farmer who shot at a drone — Ведомости
- Simonian will pay the fine for the farmer who shot at a Ukrainian drone with a rifle — Вести
- Simonian will pay fine for farmer who tried to shoot down drone with rifle — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- RT
- Margarita Simonian
- Nikolay Mukhin
- Volgograd Oblast
- Moscow
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Telegram channel
- RIA Novosti
- Saint Petersburg
- Russia Today
- SPB RU News Newspaper
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