Russian-controlled occupation forces have illegally arrested four Georgian citizens near the village of Adzvi of Gori municipality in central Georgia, the Georgian State Security Service has reported. 

The agency says that the international community and the European Union Monitoring Mission have been informed regarding the illegal arrest near de facto Tskhinvali. 

The State Security Service says that Russia, which is exercising effective control on the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali, carries full responsibility for ‘destructive actions’ along the occupation line.