A “drone threat” alert was issued twice in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia on July 7, according to Russian media reports citing the press service of the region’s so-called “defence ministry.” Local media in Abkhazia have so far not reported on the warnings.
Russian news agency Interfax reported that the alert was first issued at 07:00 local time and lifted two hours later, before being reinstated later in the day. “Air defence forces and duty units of the armed forces are monitoring the airspace,” the agency quoted the de facto ministry’s press service as saying.
Another Russian outlet, Sputnik, citing the same source, reported that residents had been urged to leave open areas, warn others of the danger, avoid being directly visible to drones, and not attempt to bring them down themselves.
Later that evening, Abkhazia’s de facto defence authorities issued a separate warning urging residents to follow information security rules “under the conditions of the current operational situation.”
The warning said that publishing photos or videos showing air defence systems, drone flight paths or the aftermath of drone incidents online — including on social media, messaging apps and Telegram channels — was “categorically prohibited”. It said such material could help the “enemy” identify the location of air defence systems and other facilities, as well as assess the effectiveness of attacks and plan future strikes.
Drones were also detected in Abkhazia during a “massive raid” in March, following weeks of reports by multiple media outlets about drone sightings of unconfirmed origin.
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