The pensioner from the Volgograd region who shot at the UAV had his fine canceled.

The Volgograd Regional Court ruled to terminate the proceedings in the case and return the gun to pensioner Nikolai Mukhin, who was fined for attempting to shoot down a Ukrainian UAV.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the court imposed a fine of 40 thousand rubles on pensioner Nikolai Mukhin from the village of Yelany for attempting to independently shoot down a Ukrainian drone flying at night past the Yelansky district. His hunting rifle was also confiscated. The man does not consider himself guilty and calls the punishment unfair.

The Volgograd Regional Court terminated the proceedings in the case of 66-year-old pensioner Nikolai Mukhin, fined for attempting to shoot down a Ukrainian drone with a gun. The case was previously sought by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, TASS reported, citing a source in the judicial system.

"The seized weapon - a "TOZ-34 REM" model shotgun of 12 caliber is to be returned to its lawful owner Nikolai Alexandrovich Mukhin," the agency quoted the court's decision.

The source clarified that the proceedings were terminated based on paragraph 3 of part 1 of article 24.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation due to the actions of a person in a state of extreme necessity.

Today, the prosecutor's office of the Volgograd region protested the decision to hold a local resident administratively liable for shooting at the drone, reports "Interfax" citing the press service of the supervisory authority.

"Considering the actions of the person in conditions of extreme necessity, the regional prosecutor's office filed a protest against the judicial acts. The rights of the citizen will be restored," the message states.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that in early August, law enforcement officers detained two girls and one young man in Volgograd who were publishing photos and videos of a fire at a Wildberries warehouse; the detainees apologized on record.