Two Russian soldiers were arrested in Gyumri. They are accused of attacking a Ukrainian.
In the city of Gyumri in Armenia, two servicemen from a Russian military base were detained at the request of the Ukrainian citizen Dmitry Smolenko. He stated that about a month ago the army beat him in Gyumri. Why this happened is unknown.
The army is now under arrest. They are charged with assault causing minor injury.
This is not the first such case. In early November, Armenian human rights activists received a video in which servicemen from the Russian base in Gyumri humiliate a young man. According to Radio Liberty, the victim is also Russian. In the video, one of the soldiers can be heard saying to him: "Gyumri is our city." A criminal case was opened in connection with the incident. It is not known if anyone has been arrested in connection with this.
The main garrison of the 102nd Russian military base, the only Russian military base in Armenia, is located in Gyumri. After Russia's full invasion of Ukraine, anti-war Russians were repeatedly kidnapped in Armenia. They were taken to the base in Gyumri, and from there they returned to the Russian Federation.