Law enforcement officers in Poltava Oblast confiscated 11 Russian tanks, 2 armored vehicles, and various small arms including machine guns, submachine guns, rifles, pistols, and grenades from local residents who had acquired the equipment since the beginning of the Russian invasion.
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Poltava police confiscated 11 Russian tanks from local residents since the start of the full-scale invasion
Police seized approximately 4,000 cartridges of various calibres and about 200 units of other ammunition from illegal trafficking
Poltava Oblast police seized 30 illegally owned pieces of military equipment from civilians during the first 30 days of Russia's full-scale invasion
Seized equipment included 11 tanks
Seized equipment included 2 armored vehicles
Seized equipment included 8 machine guns
Seized equipment included 5 rifles
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