Tbilisi City Hall reports damage to municipal infrastructure following protests

The Tbilisi City Hall on Sunday released a statement and photo-video materials detailing damage caused to municipal infrastructure and public property during last night’s protests in the capital.

According to the statement, the protests resulted in harm to several cultural heritage sites and city infrastructure, including facades, decorative lighting, and public amenities in central areas.

“Unfortunately, the protests have caused damage to cultural heritage facades, shutters, and parts of artistic decorative lighting installations. On Orbeliani and Tabukashvili Streets and Rustaveli Avenue, pedestrian pavements, cobblestones, streetlight fixtures, and cables were damaged. Decorative lights on Orbeliani Street were torn down and broken, while waste containers on Tabukashvili Street were burned,” the statement said.

City Hall added that street furniture owned by private companies and café operators was also destroyed. The fence surrounding the Presidential Administration’s courtyard was broken, and nearby bollards separating pedestrian and vehicle zones were bent or damaged.

Various other public elements - including swings, plants, flowerpots, and decorative landscaping - were also heavily damaged, with some completely destroyed. Road signs, a barrier gate near the underground parking area, display boards, and a decorative stage above the parking site were reported broken.

Tbilservice Group, the city’s waste and maintenance service, began clean-up work after gaining access to the area. Burnt and broken materials were removed, and the affected locations were cleaned and organised.

“At this stage, municipal departments are working on-site to restore the damaged infrastructure and return the area to its original condition,” the statement concluded.