The central government of Georgia has been offering assistance to the occupied Abkhazia since the first day of the fire, but the Georgian side has not been involved in the works so far. As InterPressNews was told by the State Security Service, the government continues to communicate using all available mechanisms.

"The Georgian side has been offering assistance to the occupied Abkhazia in firefighting since the first day of the fire. We have constant communication through the hotline. So far, the Georgian side has not been involved in the firefighting efforts, but we are fully prepared in any direction," - said the State Security Service.

It was reported yesterday that the fire in the forest in Gagra was approaching residential houses. According to the representative of the so-called rescue service, the fire was 150 meters from the houses. However, according to the recent reports, fire has already been localized in the region.