In the period from May 1 to June 4, 2026, the number of RA citizens who arrived in Armenia was less than in the same days of the previous year. The difference was 13 thousand 390 RA citizens or 7.5 percent less.

Based on the data provided by the National Security Service, Factor.am found out that 193 thousand 47 RA citizens arrived in Armenia by air and land in May and the first 4 days of June 2025, and 179 thousand 657 RA citizens in the same days of 2026.

At the same time, 2571 more RA citizens arrived in Armenia by air through the checkpoints of Gyumri’s “Shirak” and Yerevan’s “Zvartnots” airports than in 2025. Last year their number was 79 thousand 670, this year – 82 thousand 241 citizens.

Earlier, Factor.am presented studies according to which the number of flights from Russia to Armenia increased by 30% on June 1-3, and by about 33% on June 4-6. Thus, the claims that 100 thousand people are brought from Russia to participate in the June 7 elections, either do not correspond to reality, or last year more Armenian citizens came to their homeland for personal reasons.

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