The South Caucasus country's internal security service said the explosives were hidden in a shipment of car batteries that entered Georgia in January by road from Ukraine via Romania, Bulgaria and Türkiye, and were seized at the border with Russia.
Ukrainian troops fire in Bakhmut, Ukraine. Photo: Getty
In a statement, the agency said the cargo containing explosives had arrived in Georgia on a Ukrainian-owned minivan and was to be transported to Voronezh, a Russian city about 180 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
In 2022, Russian investigators said a truck carrying explosives used in the attack that severely damaged the Crimean bridge that year had entered Russia from Ukraine via the same route.
Ukraine's SBU security service, which has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on Russian targets, has not yet commented on the incident. The Georgian government has said it wants to ensure the Russian-Ukrainian fighting does not spill over onto its territory.
Mai Van (according to Reuters)
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