Occupation forces erect new barriers, replace old barbed-wire fences near occupied Abkhazia

Russian-controlled occupation forces have erected new barriers and replaced old barbed-wire fences near the village of Khurcha, close to the occupied Abkhazia region of western Georgia, the Georgian State Security Service has reported earlier today. 

“The hot line has been activated and the European Union Monitoring Mission has been informed regarding the illegality,” the agency said. 

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