“The offender carried the deadly object in his sports bag. He said he had found it while picking apricots and was going to sell it. Now he will have to answer before the law for failing to report his find,” police said in a statement.
According to law enforcement, the RPG-18 codenamed “Mukha” was confiscated and is currently being examined by specialists.
The man has been charged with illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. If found guilty he could face a jail term of up to seven years.
In February 2015, a peace agreement was signed between the conflicting sides in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, however, sporadic shelling has continued in Ukraine despite the deal.
A total of 9,449 people have been killed over the past two years, around 2,000 of them civilians.
Nearly 22,000 people have suffered injuries in the conflict.
