Georgia Says Russian Aircraft Violate its Airspace

Five Russian aircraft violated Georgian airspace on October 13, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

It said that two aircraft entered Georgian airspace over the Kazbegi region at 9:57am local time, flying over the Java area in breakaway South Ossetia, and returned to Russia at 10:01am.

At 10:29am and 12:27pm local time three military aircraft flew into Georgian territory, flying over the Oni area in the Racha region, Sachkhere in the Imereti region, Java, Tskhinvali, and returned to Russia through Kazbegi, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said.

“Yet another incursion of Russian military aircraft into Georgia’s sovereign airspace indicates that Russia is continuing its aggression against Georgia,” an MoFA statement reads. The Ministry urged the international community to take urgent measures “to prevent Russian aggression.”

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