“It is a serious matter that a particular suspect, a key figure in the case, is discussing the Ukrainian special services. This is an issue that the State Security Service must be particularly concerned with, and naturally, it will be,” Irakli Kobakhidze, the Georgian Prime Minister, told the media in connection with the explosives case involving Ukrainian citizens.

According to Kobakhidze, it is essential to determine who is behind efforts to sow chaos within Georgia and jeopardise the country’s wellbeing.

“Regarding potential links to ongoing internal political developments, including the so-called overthrow, it is evident that the opposition is utterly desperate and weakened; that is the main reason for such provocation. At such a critical time, any form of incitement could be launched. Therefore, all agencies, especially the State Security Service, must remain vigilant.

I am confident they will pursue this matter to the very end. Every such incident must be thoroughly investigated, and we must establish who is intent on disturbing our peace and harming our nation. We will not permit such actions, and our response will be as strict as necessary,” Kobakhidze declared.

New details have emerged in the investigation into explosive material brought into Georgia from Ukraine. As noted at the briefing at the State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG), despite one of the detained suspects indicating in testimony that the explosive material’s final destination was the Russian Federation, operational materials show that at this stage only one final location is evident: a residential building in Tbilisi’s Avlabari district.