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Justice

Two Russian soldiers arrested in Gyumri over beating of Ukrainian

First reported by Azatutyun (RFE/RL): 15:57, 9 November

Updated 19:17, 11 November, 14 sources

Justice. Photo: Yerevantsi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
Photo: Yerevantsi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

Two servicemen from the Russian military base in Gyumri have been arrested in a case involving the beating of Ukrainian citizen Dmitry Samuelenko. According to the Investigative Committee, the victim reported to police on October 10 that two people had beaten him in the Ani district, and criminal proceedings were initiated. The servicemen have been charged with causing minor harm to health. The reason for the incident is unclear, and the military base and the Russian embassy have not commented.

Coverage timeline

First to report: Azatutyun (RFE/RL)15:57Balanced

Pro-government 2 / 6 First: Civic.am, 49 min later
Balanced 5 / 14 First: Azatutyun (RFE/RL), 15:57
Opposition 7 / 21 First: 24news.am, 16 min later
  1. Azatutyun (RFE/RL) (Balanced)
  2. 24news.am (Opposition)
  3. News.am (Opposition)
  4. Tert.am (Opposition)
  5. Infocom (Balanced)
  6. Civic.am (Pro-government)
  7. Livenews.am (Opposition)
  8. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  9. Yerkir Media (Opposition)
  10. Hayeli (Opposition)
  11. Past / Pastinfo (Opposition)
  12. Mamul.am (Balanced)
  13. Factor (Balanced)
  14. Aravot (Balanced)

All sources

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