Troops, Vehicles Deploy to Georgian Border
Russia dispatched columns of troops to its border with Georgia to prevent what it says is the threat of armed gangs crossing the frontier from Georgia’s separatist province of Abkhazia.
RTR state television showed dozens of armored vehicles traveling in southern Russia’s Kabardino-Balkaria region toward the border. Columns of jeeps and trucks also moved through the area, many flying the Russian flag.
“I will do everything to ensure that not a single outlaw crosses from a neighboring country or territory into Russia,” Russian Gen. Gennady Troshev told RTR.
The report, citing the dispatch of field kitchens and other equipment, said it was apparent that troops were being deployed for a long period.
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