In Czechia, Soviet missiles were discovered in attic of private house
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In Czechia, a man discovered Soviet missiles in the attic of a cottage he inherited. Police and bomb disposal experts were dispatched to the scene, citing IDNES.
The incident occurred near the Czech town of Přerov. Four Soviet missiles were found in the attic of the house.
Photo: missiles found in the attic of a private house (idnes.cz)
"A patrol sent to the location confirmed the discovery of four aviation missiles, likely of Soviet origin, and secured the area. The evacuation wasn’t necessary, as the house was situated several dozen meters away from the nearest building," said police spokesperson Libor Hejtman.
He specified that the bomb disposal experts on the scene identified them as Soviet S-5M unguided aviation rockets, which lacked warheads.
In light of this, police have opened an investigation into potential illegal weapon storage. The offender could face up to two years in prison.
S-5M
The S-5M is a modernized version of the Soviet S-5 missile, introduced into service in the USSR in 1959.
The missile was intended for targeting enemy bombers or lightly protected ground targets.
This comes a few weeks after residents in the Kyiv region discovered remnants of missiles in local forests.
