Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has denied reports claiming that 20,000 Russian citizens entered Georgia through the Lars customs checkpoint over the 24 hours of August 18-19.
Ministry says a total of 7,880 citizens of various countries crossed the Georgian state border through the Lars checkpoint during that time.
“Various media outlets and social media platforms are circulating information claiming that 20,000 Russian citizens crossed the Georgian border through the Lars customs checkpoint over those 24 hours.
“For the purpose of informing the public, we would like to clarify that this information is not true and serves to deliberately spread disinformation by certain interested parties. Based on the data from the past 24 hours, 7,880 citizens of various countries crossed the Georgian state border through the Lars customs checkpoint,” the ministry said.
The ministry added that during the same period, 8,406 citizens of various countries left Georgia through the same checkpoint.
“We call on all interested parties to refrain from disseminating unverified information, as well as from misinterpreting or presenting various data in a distorted manner,” the statement reads.
