00:55, 10 November 2026

Russian soldiers were detained in Gyumri after attacking a Ukrainian.

Two Russian servicemen from a base located in the Armenian city of Gyumri have been arrested in a case involving the beating of a citizen of Ukraine.

The detained servicemen are charged with causing harm to health by a group of individuals; they are being held in an Armenian penitentiary facility outside the base.

The 102nd Russian military base, which has been stationed in Gyumri since 1995 under an intergovernmental agreement between Armenia and Russia, is the only Russian military base in the South Caucasus. It consists of two garrisons located in the Gyumri area and in the vicinity of Yerevan. In 2010, the parties extended the agreement until 2044 with the possibility of automatic renewal for subsequent five-year periods. The personnel of the base is about 5,000 people, according to a report prepared by "Caucasian Knot" titled "102nd Russian military base".

The attack itself occurred about a month ago. The victim is a citizen of Ukraine, Dmitry Samuilenko; the reasons for the conflict between him and the Russian servicemen have not yet been disclosed. The Investigative Committee of Armenia is investigating the criminal case, but there are currently no specific suspects, writes "Mediazona".

The injured citizen of Ukraine told the police that he was acquainted with the servicemen who beat him. The attack took place near the home of one of them on the night of October 10; Samuilenko was beaten with hands and feet, notes Aravot.

Human rights activist Arthur Sakunts reported on November 2 to journalists about the incident involving the beating of a person by Russian servicemen in Gyumri. The office of the "Helsinki Civil Assembly" in Vanadzor, headed by Sakunts, received a video recording of the beating.

In the video, masked individuals, presumably Russian servicemen, beat and humiliate a person. They utter the words "Gyumri is our city, the city of Russian soldiers." Armenian law enforcement agencies have not commented on this case, and in the case of the beating of Samuilenko, investigators have appointed a forensic medical examination, reported one of the Armenian media .

As of 0:45 Moscow time on November 10, the Russian military base and the Russian embassy in Armenia had not commented on the information regarding the detention of servicemen.

In September 2017, residents of Gyumri interviewed by a correspondent of "Caucasian Knot" reported a deterioration in their attitude towards Russian servicemen after the murder of the Avetisyan family and other incidents involving the military of the 102nd Russian base. Human rights activists pointed out the doubts that arose among residents about whether the base truly ensures the safety of the population or is itself a source of threat.

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/428205