Border Troops of Armenia

Border Troops of Armenia
Հայաստանի Սահմանային պահպանություն
An Armenian border guard station in Shirak province, facing the closed border with Turkey
Founded26 April 1994
Country Armenia
TypeBorder Guard
RoleNational border patrol, security, integrity
Part of National Security Service of Armenia
HeadquartersYerevan
NicknameFrontier Guard
AnniversariesBorder Guards Day – 26 April
Infantry fighting vehiclesBMD-1
BMP-1
Websitehttps://sahmanapah.sns.am/hy/
Commanders
CommanderColonel Garik Muradyan
Chief of Staff of the Border GuardColonel Arman Gasparyan
Insignia
Identification
symbol

The Border Troops of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia (Armenian: ՀՀ Ազգային անվտանգության ծառայության սահմանապահ զորքեր), also known simply as the Border Guard of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Սահմանային պահպանություն) is the branch of the National Security Service of Armenia that is responsible for monitoring and guarding Armenia's borders with neighbors Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran and Georgia. The border guard works in conjunction with a Russian military contingent from the Federal Security Service stationed in Armenia and headquartered at the 102nd Military Base in Gyumri.[1][2]

History

The border guard was initially subordinated to the Ministry of Defence when it was established on 28 January 1992 with the rest of the military. On September 11, 1993, the department was placed under the jurisdiction of the State Department of National Security. Initially, the Border Troops included two border detachments and a Special Regiment. The 1st border detachment was located in the city of Sisian, and the 2nd border detachment in the cities of Sevan and then Ijevan.[3] On 26 April 1994, the draft Law "On the State Border" was introduced by the National Assembly of Armenia.[4] Its charter was signed into law on 20 November 2001.[5] In 2004 it was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Security and Internal Affairs. The first general meeting of the Union of Veterans and Pensioners of the Border Guard Troops took place in late 2019.[6]

Units

Name Date of establishment Garrison Area of responsibility
Military Unit 5060 28 January 1992 Pushkino, Lori Province Armenia–Georgia border
Military Unit 5070 16 December 1993 Kapan, Syunik Province Armenia–Iran border

Armenia–Azerbaijan border

Military Unit 5080 24 January 2006 Ports of entry
Military Unit 5075 21 August 2021 Syunik Province Armenia–Azerbaijan border
Military Unit 5065 2 September 2024 Tavush Province Armenia–Azerbaijan border

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Mechanized equipment

As of 2022, the Ministry of National Security and Internal Affairs has its disposal 15 BMD-1s, 35 BMP-1s, 10 BRM-1Ks, 12 BTR-60s, 20 BTR-70s and UAV.[7]

Leadership

Commanders

  • Major General Grigory Grigoryan
  • Colonel General Yuri Khatchaturov (1992-2000)[8]
  • Major General Levon Stepanyan
  • Colonel Vyacheslav Voskanyan
  • Major General Armen Abrahamyan (November 2005 - 12 June 2018)[9]
  • Colonel General Vaghinak Sargsyan (12 June 2018 – 26 October 2020)[10]
  • Colonel Arman Maralchyan (26 October 2020 - November 10, 2025)[11][12]
  • Colonel Garik Muradyan (since November 10, 2025)[13][14]

Chief of Staff of the Border Guard

  • Gagik Tevosyan (?-26 October 2020)[15][16]
  • Colonel Arman Gasparyan (October 26, 2020 – July 30, 2024)
  • Colonel Edgar Hunanyan (July 30, 2024 - Present)
  • Colonel Roman Khachik Sahakyan

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Eaton, Mark. "Major Trends in Military Expenditure and Arms Acquisitions by the States of the Caspian Region" in The Security of the Caspian Sea Region. Gennadii Chufrin (ed.) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, pp. 89-90.
  2. ↑ "Российские пограничники убили турецкого пастуха, обстрелявшего их на территории Армении". NEWSru.com. 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. 1 2 "Սահմանապահ զորքերի մասին". sahmanapah.sns.am (in Armenian). Archived from the original on 2026-04-10. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  4. ↑ "День пограничника Армении".
  5. ↑ О ПОГРАНИЧНЫХ ВОЙСКАХ Archived 30 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "The first meeting of the "Union of Veterans and Pensioners of the RA NSS Border Guard Troops"".
  7. ↑ International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance 2022. London: Routledge, 2022, p. 182.
  8. ↑ "Хачатуров, Юрий Григорьевич". ТАСС. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  9. ↑ "Armen Abrahamyan". boghossianprize.am. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  10. ↑ Ordu. "Armenia Border Guard Troops have new commander". defence.az. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  11. ↑ "Chief of Staff of NSS Border Guard Troops dismissed". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  12. ↑ "Armenian government replaces commander of border troops". NEWS.ru. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  13. ↑ "Armenia appoints new head of National Security Service's border troops | Caliber.Az". caliber.az. 2026-05-31. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  14. ↑ "PanARMENIAN.Net - Mobile". panarmenian.net. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  15. ↑ MENAFN. "Number of high-ranking Armenian officials dismissed from their posts within month". menafn.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  16. ↑ "Chief of Staff of the NSS Border Troops Dismissed". armedia.am. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
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