The point of departure of the illegal cargo was the city of Odessa, Georgian authorities said
Georgia’s State Security Service has said that its operatives have seized a batch of explosives that Ukrainians had attempted to ship to Russia via third countries in order to stage terror attacks.
The illegal cargo, which included six sophisticated explosive devices weighing a total of 14 kilograms, had been shipped from the Ukrainian port city of Odessa, the agency said in a statement on Monday.
The explosives were brought into Georgia in a minivan after traveling through Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey on January 19, it said. During the search of the vehicle, the bombs were found hidden inside the batteries for an electric car, it added.
According to the security service, citizens of Ukraine, Armenia and Georgia were facilitating the delivery of the explosives.
The whole operation had been organized by Ukrainian MP Andrey Sharashidze, who is a member of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s Servant of the People party, it said.
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