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Thursday, 18 June 2026
By OC Media

Regional * Georgian citizen Shalva Khizanishvili has been sentenced to six years and nine months in prison for espionage, according to an Abkhazian Supreme Court ruling. Khizanishvili was originally detained in October 2025 in the Gali District after Abkhazian State Security Service (SGB) officers found weapons, ammunition, and Georgian documents, including currency and bank cards, in his home in the village of Shashikuara. Explosives were also found in a dog kennel on the property. * Prime M