Russian occupation forces continue erecting ‘border’, seizing agricultural land plots in Gori Municipality [Video]
The occupants have been intensively working for two days already. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Russian occupation forces have resumed the so-called border installation in the village of Gugutiantkari, Gori Municipality early this morning.
Locals say the occupants have been intensively working for two days already, installing metal constructions and barbed wires.
Local resident Tinatin Gugutishvili told Interpressnews that some agricultural land plots have ended up on the other side of the so-called ‘border.’
We ask the Georgian government to use all its levers to stop this process,” Gugutishvili said.
Take a look at how the occupants are working:
Two residential houses and an irrigation reservoir supplying Gugutiantkari and surrounding villages with water are also beyond the new occupation line.
The occupation forces erected border posts on August 7 and stopped afterwards.
Starting yesterday, August 14, occupation forces resumed the erection of a so-called border.
The EU Monitoring mission has been notified regarding the fact and the hotline has also been activated.
The State Security Service of Georgia says Russia’s actions are illegal and destructive.
The agency reports that the ‘borderizaton’ issue will be discussed at the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism Meeting (IPRM) in Ergneti.
Occupying forces have installed a lookout tower at the Khurvaleti village, near the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region to “exercise higher pressure on locals and check how many people are trying to cross illegal barriers,”, Georgian Reconciliation Minister Ketevan Tsikhelashvili says.
New illegal barbed wire fences have been noticed by the locals in the village of Khurvaleti, alongside the occupation line of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) today.
Occupation forces have resumed erecting a so-called border near the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region in the village of Gugutiantkari, in Gori Municipality, after a week-long pause. The work first began on August 7, when occupation forces installed posts for the further installation of barbed wires and stopped afterwards.
The occupation forces have started erecting a so-called border in the village of Gugutiantkari, in Gori Municipality, which is located near the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region. The work has been in progress since August 7.
The United State embassy to Georgia “is troubled by reports" that Russian-backed de-facto authorities have resumed the erection of fencing in the village of Gugutiantkari, Gori Municipality, near the Russian occupied region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
The Foreign Ministry of Poland “expresses its concern" over the resumption of the installation of artificial barriers "by Russian-backed de facto authorities in Tskhinvali", in the village of Gugutiantkari, Gori Municipality, near the occupation line.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius said the resumption of “borderisation” in the Georgian village of Gugutiantkari, Gori Municipality, near the occupation line is “worrying to see”.
The European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) told Agenda.ge that the de facto authorities of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region have confirmed the detention of eight people on the evening of August 17 and morning of August 18 near the village of Akhalubani, in Gori Municipality via the mission’s hotline.