Dozens of Russian military vehicles and armed soldiers have been mobilized on the territory controlled by us, near the village of Khurvaleti, - civil activist Giga Makarashvili told InterPressNews.

"Dozens of military vehicles entered the part of the village that is under our control. A local lady called us from their; she was absolutely panicked. The locals have often seen Russian soldiers, but this time there are a lot of them. Our law enforcers are mobilized on the central highway. There are a lot of police officers and we are not allowed to enter the village," Giga Makarashvili said.

Information about the presence of masked gunmen on the Georgian-controlled territory has been confirmed by Gori Mayor Konstantine Tavzarashvili. However, the State Security Service of Georgia has denied the reports.