According to the State Security Service of Georgia, a Georgian citizen who had been illegally detained by Russian occupation forces near the village of Bershueti has been released

According to the State Security Service of Georgia, the Georgian citizen who was illegally detained by Russian occupation forces near the village of Bershueti has been released and is now in territory controlled by the central government.The Service also stated that all relevant mechanisms available to the central government were actively employed in the process of securing the release of the illegally detained Georgian citizen, including the hotline operated by the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM).

“On October 31, 2026, a Georgian citizen who had been illegally detained by Russian occupation forces near the village of Bershueti in Gori Municipality has been released and is now in territory controlled by the central government.

All relevant mechanisms available to the central government were actively employed in the process of securing the release of the illegally detained Georgian citizen, including the hotline operated by the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM).

The State Security Service continues to actively work towards securing the release of all Georgian citizens held in illegal detention in the occupied territories,” the statement reads.