Georgian Foreign Ministry confirms airspace violation by Russian helicopter
Russian helicopters have continuously violated Georgian airspace over the recent years. Photo: Pavel Vanka on Flickr.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia confirmed on Thursday airspace over country's Russian-occupied region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) was violated by a Russian helicopter.
A flight crossed into [the airspace over] the occupied region. The Georgian Foreign Ministry has strict reaction to all such cases.
The mentioned [incident] will become a subject for review at our upcoming talk in Geneva [within an international format of talks between Georgia and Russia]", the ministry said.
The foreign office's Ambassador at Large Vladimer Konstantinidi added the Georgian side would "act using instruments at hand" at the talks in Geneva to react to the incident.
Russian aircraft have recurringly violated Georgian airspace over the recent years, including incidents in 2014 and 2015.
Georgia is covering its airspace with up-to-date technology to provide surveillance coverage all over the country.
Russia is continuing to provoke Georgia and violate its territorial integrity by flying several aircraft into Georgian airspace.
Georgia’s airspace was violated this morning when a Russian plane crossed the Georgian border and illegally entered Georgian controlled airspace.
A Russian military helicopter violated Georgian airspace when it crossed from South Ossetia, over the administrative border and few over villages in Gori and Kaspi districts. Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) reported locals saw the helicopter fly over the area from 11am to 12pm today.
A Russian SUS aircraft violated Georgian airspace at about 12:00 near the village of Gugutiantkari today. The State Security Service of Georgia has confirmed the violation and stated the move is ‘yet another provocation by Russia.’