A Russian military court in Gyumri today sentenced Valery Permyakov, the Russian soldier found guilty for killing seven members of the Avetisyan family on January 12, to ten years for being AWOL and for carrying illegal firearms.

Permyakov, stationed at the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri, has been charged with the killings and will be tried in an Armenian court for the murders.

During today’s trial, the defendant refused to testify but has said that he accepts his culpability.