September 20, 1978 - Armen Sarkisian
His trajectory from organized crime to paramilitary command reflects a pattern seen repeatedly in the early years of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, where criminal networks and conflict infrastructure became deeply entangled. Sargsyan founded the Arbat Battalion, placing him among those who helped establish the irregular armed formations that operated in the conflict zone from 2014 onward. His wanted status with Ukrainian authorities situates him within a broader network of figures whose activities straddled the line between criminal enterprise and wartime operations.
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Armen Sargsyan (Russian: Армен Нагапетович Саркисян; Armenian: Արմեն Նահապետի Սարգսյան; 20 September 1978 or 1979 – 3 February 2025) was an Armenian-born Russian gangster and businessman that was wanted by the Ukrainian government since 2014. He was the founder of the paramilitary Arbat Battalion during the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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