- Vigil category device · not official insignia
Identity provenance
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In brief
A navigation grouping, not a command: Russia's publicly documented military presence in the region — the Gyumri base in Armenia, held to 2044; the garrisons in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, whose legal basis deepened with the May 2026 South Ossetia treaty; the withdrawn Karabakh peacekeepers; and the border-troop arrangement in Armenia, now ended at every checkpoint. Taken together the grouping shows the shape of the change: Russia's presence has contracted where Armenia could end it by agreement and extended where the de facto authorities invited it. Described at structural level only.
- Scope
- Structure, role, lineage and links. 4 subordinate records published.
- Subordination
- Subordination confirmed
- Record state
- Stub
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- Georgia's territorial conflicts — Abkhazia and South Ossetia External supporter · Since 1991 · high confidence · as of 2026-06
Russia maintains forces in both territories under agreements concluded after its 2008 recognition. Structural record only; no dispositions.
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Assessed as of2026-08Last reviewed2026-08-28
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