102nd Military Base
The Russian 102nd Military Base (Russian: 102-я Российская военная база; Armenian: Ռուսական 102-րդ Ռազմական Կայան) is a Russian military base in Gyumri, Armenia, part of the Transcaucasian Group of Forces. It was formerly the Soviet Army's 127th Motor Rifle Division of the Soviet Seventh Guards Army. The base is about 120 kilometers (75 mi) north of the Armenian capital, Yerevan.
Read more about 102nd Military Base: History, Present-day, Controversy, Order of Battle, 127th MRD, 1989-90
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