The Ukrainian diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church condemned the blessing ceremony in Moscow of the Armenian Arbat battalion, a volunteer military formation fighting alongside Russian troops.
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The Armenian Arbat battalion, a volunteer military formation that has been participating in the war against Ukraine, was formed in Moscow.
A blessing ceremony was held in the Armenian Apostolic Church in Moscow for the fighters of the newly created Armenian Arbat battalion on their way to Donbas to fight alongside Russian troops.
It is with deep pain and disappointment that we learn about the blessing of the military, which took place in the Armenian church in the capital of Russia. For us, this is unacceptable and reprehensible.
Armenian ARBAT battalion was blessed in Moscow's Armenian Apostolic Church for war against Ukraine
Armen Sarkisian (Horlivskyi), suspected of organizing titushky and death squads during Euromaidan, attended the ceremony
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