Russian soldiers detained priest of Dirbi village church, Father Ioane near the occupational line. State Security Service confirmed the detention fact to First Channel. The European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia is already notified about the fact.
Earlier today, Russian soldiers detained Temo Khukhashvili, Georgian citizen and local of Khurvaleti village, which is adjacent to the occupied Tskhinvali region. Khukhashvili was pasturing the cattle when he was detained. He is placed at Tskhinvali pre-detention isolator.