The Russian Foreign Ministry warned citizens about the risks of traveling to Abkhazia. E.G.
Abukhba, who committed a grave crime against a Russian tourist, was released on February 2. In 2017, a group of vacationers from Moscow was attacked by attackers armed with firearms and knives. Two residents of the republic were sentenced to 18 years in prison for the murder of Russian tourist Andrei Kabanov. The department emphasized that this creates risks for the safety of foreign guests.