The announcement of the sale of the knife led a resident of the Lipetsk region in court
Lebedyansky district court found 59-year-old resident of the Lipetsk region guilty of illegal sale of bladed weapons

The Lebedyansky district court found a 59-year-old resident of the Lipetsk region guilty of illegal sale of knives.
According to the joint press service of the judicial system of the Lipetsk region, the man posted an announcement on the Internet about the sale of the knife, and in September 2026 met with the buyer at the railway station and sold him a knife for 15 thousand rubles. The examination confirmed that this is an industrially manufactured cold weapon of a hunting type. The transaction was held as part of the operational event “Verification Purchase”.
The man pleaded guilty and repented. The court ordered him to work 180 hours. He was convicted under part 7 of article 222 of the criminal code of the Russian Federation.



