A Tale of Two Lot Numbers: The Illicit Proliferation of Hand Grenades in Ukraine

Submitted by Lionel Kosirnik on 15 September, 2021

'Ukraine has a grenade problem. In recent years, thousands of the inexpensive, easy-to-use weapons have found their way into the hands of criminals and other unauthorized end-users throughout the country. The wayward grenades are part of a broader problem of illicit proliferation of small arms, light weapons, and their ammunition that has plagued Ukraine since Russian-backed separatists launched their uprising in 2014.