Two Russian service members detained in Armenia, accused of attacking a Ukrainian man
Two service members from a Russian military base have been detained in the Armenian city of Gyumri, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Armenian service reported, citing Armenia’s Investigative Committee.
Two Russian military service members have been detained in the Armenian city of Gyumri, according to reports from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Armenian service. The detentions came after Ukrainian citizen Dmitry Samuelenko filed a complaint stating that the soldiers assaulted him in Gyumri approximately a month ago. The motive behind the attack remains unclear.
Both service members are currently in custody and have been charged with assault resulting in minor bodily harm. This is not the first such incident; in early November, Armenian human rights advocates received a video showing Russian base soldiers humiliating a young Russian man in Gyumri. The victim and the perpetrators were both Russian, and a criminal case was opened in connection with the video.
It is uncertain if any arrests were made in relation to the video incident. Gyumri is the home to Russia’s main military base, the 102nd Military Base, which is the only Russian military outpost in Armenia. The base also has a secondary garrison in the capital city, Yerevan. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, individuals opposed to the war have been repeatedly abducted in Armenia, taken to the Gyumri base, and subsequently returned to Russia.
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