The FINANCIAL — A blast has occurred near the Abkhaz administrative border, when a column of Russian peacekeeping troops was moving on the road near the Inguri water reservoir, Interfax news agency reported on October 6. No victims have been reported.
Alexander Novitsky, an aide to the commander of Russian peacekeeping troops in Abkhazia, said that the EU monitors, who were observing the process of withdrawal of Russian troops, have also witnessed the incident.
According to the agreement signed by the French and Russian presidents in Moscow on September 8, Russian troops should withdraw from the areas adjacent to Abkhazia and South Ossetia by October 10 after the EU observers being deployed there.
Meanwhile, the Georgian side has warned of a series of provocations aimed at dragging out the process of withdrawal of Russian troops.
