🇦🇲🤝🇷🇺 — On July 2, 2023, it was announced on Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian and even Azeri medias that a new Armernian PMC/Battalion “ARBAT” was formed and blessed by the Armenian Church in Moscow, capital of Russian Federation

According to the reports, the blessing ceremony took place in the Armenian Apostolic Church in Moscow, which at one time blessed the Armenian battalion named after M. Bagramyan.

Ukrainian Media reported that one of the leaders of the Armenian Unit was Armen Sargsyan, nicknamed Gorlovsky, whom once organized "titushki" groups — Civilian groups who supported the Government of Viktor Yanukovych against Anti-Government protesters — during the events of Euromaidan uprising, specially the incident where the Ukrainian journalist Vyacheslav Veremiy was killed by one of such groups tied to Mr. Sargsyan

Per the reports, Sargsyan has been organizing since the start of the hostilities in Ukraine the creation of an Pro-Russia Armenian PMC, which was to be sponsored by the Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan, who was also at the blessing ceremony in Moscow

Akhra Avidzba (callsign Abkhaz), the commander of the Wild Division of Donbas, said that it will be a full-fledged battalion that will fight under the Armenian flag.

Interestingly, the commander of the Arbat battalion, Hayk Gasparyan (Abrek), admitted that he gained combat experience in the Wagner Group PMC