Russian servicemen on APCs have been spotted at the Upper Lars border checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border. The Russian Federal Security Service confirmed this fact to RBC, noting that this was done in case people standing in line decided to break the border.

"An APC is moving there, but it is not moving to set up a roadblock, it is, roughly speaking, a reserve in case the reservists want to break through the checkpoint and leave the country without the border formalities," the FSB said.

The agency said that there will be no checkpoints and added that the Upper Lars checkpoint is functioning normally.

The FSB stressed that no restrictions on departures of male citizens of conscription age were introduced. https://news.ru/

Since September 21, there have been long lines of Russian citizens wishing to travel to Georgia at the Georgian-Russian land border at Upper Lars. On September 21, Russia announced a partial mobilization.