The murder trial of Russian soldier Valery Permyakov, charged with killing seven Avetisyan family members in their Gyumri home on January 15, 2015, got underway today at a Gyumri court.  

On August 12 of this year a Russian military court in Gyumri sentenced Permyakov to ten years for being AWOL from the 102nd Russian military base and for carrying illegal firearms.