Russian soldiers killed a Georgian citizen near the demarcation line with occupied South Ossetia.
This was stated by the Prime Minister of Georgia, Iraklii Garibashvili, Reuters reports.
According to Garibashvili, near the village of Kirbali, the Russians shot dead one Georgian and detained another.
This is the first fatality in the area since 2008. Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili reacted.
Zurabishvili called on the international community to condemn Russiaʼs actions.
- The Russian-Georgian war continued in August 2008. About 500 people on both sides were killed in the fighting. Russian troops invaded the territory of South Ossetia and shelled Georgian military facilities and cities. The result of the war was the Russian occupation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the "independence" of which was later recognized by the Russian Federation.