Armenian MFA: Sergei Nikoyan was Ukrainian citizen

Sergei Nikoyan, a young man killed in Kiev, was a Ukrainian citizen, according to a statement on the Facebook page of Armenian Foreign Ministry.

The Armenian embassy in Ukraine earlier confirmed that Sergei Nikoyan was ethic Armenian, adding that measures were being taken to establish the man’s citizenship.

Ukrainian sources said that Sergei Nikoyan was an activist of EuroMaydan. He received two gunshots to his head and neck during clashes on Grushevsky Street in Kiev.