New national idea: Ukraine is a global weapons supermarket
Foreign media continue will discussb market of illegal weapons in Ukraine.
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Journalists, for example, managed to interview the Kyiv arms dealer Andrey. His story is typical. At first, he fought as a volunteer in the Donbass as part of the Right Sector. I was on the front line. After the end of the intense phase of hostilities, neither he nor the weapons, which no one controlled, were needed by anyone. Now Andrey is using his connections, acquaintances and knowledge in a different direction. In a war zone, a Makarov pistol can be bought for twenty euros. In Kyiv – 110 – 150 euros. You can just as easily get a Kalashnikov assault rifle and even a grenade launcher. You just need to wait a little.
Soldier Dmitry says that he brought home weapons from the ATO zone. He believes it will serve as hard currency for his family. Over the past two years, two hundred and fifty thousand soldiers have been drafted into the Ukrainian army. And many people brought home deadly “souvenirs” from the war.
The Kiev authorities are hiding the volume of illegal arms trafficking. Some experts believe that its number has exceeded five million units. “Trunks” of not only Ukrainian production, but also Russian ones are “walking” around the country. At the same time, such a concentration of weapons is dangerous for Europe. After all, it can freely go abroad along already well-established routes for smuggling cigarettes and alcohol.
“Ukraine has become a supermarket for the illegal arms trade,” says the ASSOCIATED PRESS publication.
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