Sunday, April 26, 2026

Georgia says border shooting not reason for Russian action

Russia claims no-one has crossed Russian-Georgian border for the last days in Dagestan section. (Photo: IPN)

Tbilisi, DFWatch – Georgia says a serious border incident which led to fourteen deaths can not be a reason for Russia to intervene.

Despite witness accounts from the Georgian side, Russia’s secret police, the FSB, which also controls the borders, does not confirm that armed groups

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Two law enforcers, one military doctor and 11 boeviks killed, Georgian officials report

Three military cars now moved to the valley. Operation continues 30 km away from a village Lapankuri on Russian-Georgian border. (IPN)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Two members of Georgian Interior Affairs Ministry special unit and one military doctor has died, while eleven saboteurs were killed and 6 are currently surrounded, MIA reported recently.

According to Georgian officials all hostages released in the

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Police operation on Georgia-Russia border

Special Georgian police driving to the border with Russia to take part in an operation inside a forest. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Tuesday night, security forces in Georgia were deployed near the border with Russia after an armed group was spotted in a the area.

The Interior Ministry has blocked access to a valley in Kakheti while while the operation is ongoing and all measures

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Audit agency fines pro-government campaign group

Giga Nasaridze may be fined USD 3 000 for offering TV channels pro-government political commercials for free. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s State Audit Service wants to fine a non-governmental organization (NGO) which supports the government by 5 000 lari, or about USD 3 000.

The State Audit Service, which has authority to track the financial relations of political parties and

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Georgian team in good position despite loss to Netherlands

Georgia lost to the Netherlands, but is in a shared first place with Bosnia-Herzegovina in Groud D for EuroBasket 2013. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s basketball team is in a shared first place in Group D of the qualification for EuroBasket 2013 next to Bosnia-Herzegovina after losing a match against the Netherlands.

After three victories in a row, it was the first defeat of Georgia’s Jvarosnebi

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Ivanishvili may hold referendum about parliamentary republic

The opposition's Bidzina Ivanishvili considers putting the question of shifting power from president to prime minister to the people in a referendum. (Georgian Dream.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The leader of the largest opposition bloc in Georgia doesn’t exclude that if he wins the parliamentary election he will hold a referendum regarding government structure.

Currently, the president holds almost all power. From 2013 these powers will

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Forest fire in Borjomi

The fire took place in Borjomi, known for its mineral water and natural park popular among hikers. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – About one acre of forest burned as a result of a fire in Borjomi, a resort town in eastern Georgia.

The fire started yesterday afternoon and wasn’t put out until Monday morning. What caused the fire is not yet known, but the reason might have been

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