Georgia says it foiled Ukrainian plot to deliver explosives to Russia. Six explosive devices were “introduced into Georgia on January 19” from Odessa.

Three of the devices were confiscated at a border point between Georgia and Russia. Andrei Charashidze, a Ukrainian of Georgian origin, is accused of being the mastermind of the operation.. Georgia accused a senior Ukrainian official of preparing a coup to overthrow the government in September 2023. In July, Ukraine ordered the Georgian ambassador to leave the country, after recalling its own representative to Georgia.