| Murder of Tamaz Ginturi | |
|---|---|
| Part of Georgian–Ossetian conflict | |
| Date | November 6, 2023- November 9, 2023 |
| Victims | Tamaz Ginturi  Levan Dotiashvili |
| Perpetrator | Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation |
On November 6, 2023, two Georgian citizens, Tamaz Ginturi and Levan Dotiashvili, were attacked by the Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) near the border of Georgia and the internationally unrecognized self-proclaimed state of South Ossetia, resulting in the murder of Ginturi and the illegal detention of Dotiashvili, sparking an international diplomatic incident as the event took place on the eve of the planned release of a European Commission report that is to recommend if Georgia should be granted European Union membership candidate status or not.[1]
- ^ "Georgian killed by Russian border troops". Eurasianet. Retrieved 11 December 2023.