The entire incident of the daring apple theft was captured by the security cameras of the storage house. A gang of 6 thieves quickly found a way to unlock the garage where a limousine owned by a Ukrainian politician was kept. However, they had to use a…truck in order to pull the vintage car out onto the street.
It should be noted that Mr. Joseph Stalin’s limousine, which was previously used, weighed at least 4.2 tons, so even with this assistance, the thieves were not able to get far. Unable to quickly retreat from the area, they abandoned the car to escape, and local police had no trouble finding this steel beast.
Stalin’s limousine is the first armored car mass-produced by the Soviet Union in the past. The thick steel layer on the outside allows the car to protect the user inside the cabin from 7.62mm bullets fired from a distance of 25 meters.
The theft of the car did not even cross the minds of many people, even the owner himself, as this is a car… that cannot be dispersed as it is already “prohibited” and well-known. Stealing it to use is definitely out of the question, and disassembling it for parts is even more impossible as it is a vintage car. Besides, the crime of stealing valuable historical artifacts also carries heavy charges in Russia/Ukraine.
Reference: The Drive
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