Ukrainians have over one million units of firearms in their hands - the Ministry of Internal Affairs - the Ministry of Internal Affairs

The Unified Register of Weapons recorded 371 thousand weapons, owned by 256 thousand individuals. The number of weapons in Ukraine, which is accounted for in the National Police exceeds 1 million units. The details of "Ukrainian News" were informed in an interview with Leonid Timchenko, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs. 371 thousand weapons were recorded in the Unified Register of Weapons. It has 256 thousand individuals.

In the Unified Register, all these weapons are not displayed, because information about it needs to be updated. The register will be filled 100% when each citizen registers or renew the right to use weapons. The register will become functional - in June 2026. Then he will be three years since his creation. A total of 307 thousand applications for various types of permits. Timchenko added that today anyone can go to any shop that sells weapons.

After purchasing a weapon directly in the store, the register can apply to the police regarding the registration of the relevant weapons. "Right on the spot. The shops have such access," he explained. In Ukraine, since June 23, 2023, an electronic single register of firearms was launched. From that moment on, citizens were able to leave a permit for the purchase, storage, wearing of weapons.

Ukrainians may inform about changing their place of residence in the context of weapons storage and to continue their permission online. In addition, the service can get information about your registered weapons. We will remind, on March 29, the expert said that during a night missile strike, Ukrainian troops knocked out the winged X-101 rocket with a double combat part. It received the prepared elements of the lesion - steel fragments of cubic form to increase combat efficiency.