Two Ukrainians face seven years in prison after police caught them hiding a Russian missile system and ammunition worth €765,000, Sky News reports.

Russian missile complex Tor-M1Photo: Yevhen Biyatov / Sputnik / Profimedia

The weapon was “abandoned by Russian troops during hostilities” in Chernihiv, the police of the Kyiv region reported.

According to the police, the suspects aged 38 and 45 face up to seven years in prison.

One of them is accused of hiding a launcher in Brovary, northeast of Kyiv, and the other kept military ammunition in a rented garage.

During the searches, the police found eight anti-aircraft missiles, which the authorities said were “intended to solve the tasks of air defense and anti-missile defense”.