A mercenary from Armenia who fought on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was detained at Domodedovo Airport
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According to the Investigative Committee of Russia, the country's special services detained a citizen of the Republic of Armenia, Armen Balyan, at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport, who is accused of fighting against the Russian Armed Forces on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
According to the investigation, the detainee arrived in Ukraine via Moldova in November 2022, where he served as a mercenary for a year in territorial defense units and took part in military operations on the territory of the new Russian regions of the DPR, LPR and the Kherson region.
In August of this year, Balyan was charged in absentia under Article 359 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for mercenarism, and the man was put on the wanted list. He was detained last month when he tried to enter Russian territory. The purpose of his visit to our country is currently being investigated.
The Russian Investigative Committee reported that Balyan has already confessed and is cooperating with the investigation. According to the detainee, the unit in which he served in Ukraine was disbanded, since almost all the servicemen in it were wounded or killed. He himself was also wounded several times.
The Basmanny Court of Moscow has decided to choose a preventive measure for Balyan in the form of detention. The investigation is ongoing. The former mercenary of the Armed Forces of Ukraine may receive up to 15 years in prison.
sledcom.ru
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