Record flow at Verkhny Lars border crossing
The Federal Customs Service reported a record passenger flow at Verkhny Larse: more than 20,000 people crossed the border with Georgia in a single day. The record was set at the only land border crossing between Russia and Georgia, the Federal Customs Service announced.
Consensus
- The Verkhny Lars border crossing has seen high passenger traffic in recent days.
- Russian Federal Customs Service reported over 20,000 passengers crossed the border in one day.
- Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs disputed the Russian figures, stating 7,880 people crossed into Georgia and 8,406 entered Russia over a 24-hour period.
- The data from both sides differ on the number of people crossing into Georgia.
- Queues were reported at the border, especially in the morning, but were shorter in the evening.
- The border crossing has been historically significant, especially after Russia's partial mobilization in 2022.
Points of divergence
- The Russian Federal Customs Service reported more than 20,000 passengers passed through Verkhny Lars on August 17, with full data for August 18 not yet available at the time of the press release. — meduza
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia denied the Russian Federal Customs Service's report, calling it false and part of deliberate disinformation. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Georgian MVD stated that the information from media and social networks about a 20,000-person flow was false. — kommersant
- Georgian MVD emphasized that the data cited by Russia was not accurate and served to spread disinformation. — tg_tvrain
- Approximately 60,000 people crossed the Russia-Georgia border according to the Russian customs service, with queues reported in the direction of Georgia. — tg_doxajournal
Coverage (20 sources)
- Record passenger flow recorded at Upper Lars checkpoint. Approximately 60 thousand people, according to the Russian Customs Service, p... — DOXA
- I see news that 20 thousand people crossed the border of Russia with Georgia in a day. Is it really so much? (Spoiler: most likely yes, but there is a nuance) — Meduza
- At the Upper Lars border checkpoint, a record flow of Russians traveling to Georgia has been recorded for several days. — Радио Свобода
- FTS reports record passenger traffic at Verkhny Larse: more than 20 thousand people crossed the border with Georgia in a day... — ASTRA
- Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs doubts data on record passenger flow through 'Upper Lars' — Коммерсантъ
- At the border crossing 'Upper Lars' with Georgia, a record passenger flow was recorded — more than 20 thousand passengers crossed in a day — Varlamov News
- 20 thousand people crossed the Russia-Georgia border via Upper Lars in a day. This is a record passenger flow for this po... — The Insider
- Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs denies Russian Federal Customs Service statement about record passenger flow at Upper Lars — Дождь (Telegram)
- Moldova denies statement of Russian Federal Customs Service about record passenger traffic at Upper Larse — Дождь
- FTS reports record number of people crossing the border of Russia and Georgia — РИАМО
- FTS reports record passenger traffic at Upper Larso: more than 20 thousand people crossed the border with Georgia in a day... — ASTRA
- In a day, more than 20 thousand people crossed the border of Russia with Georgia. Russia Customs will strengthen shifts at the Upper Lars border crossing... — DW Главное
- Queues at Upper Lars hit record levels in recent years — ЭХО / Новости
- Record passenger flow recorded on Russia-Georgia border: at least 58 thousand people crossed it since August 15 — Вёрстка
- Record passenger flow recorded at Upper Lars border crossing with Georgia — more than 20 thousand passengers crossed in a day — Varlamov News
- FTS of Russia: More than 20 thousand people passed through the checkpoint 'Upper Lars' in a day — Вечерняя Москва
- FTS reports record passenger traffic through checkpoint 'Upper Lars' — Коммерсантъ
- At least 58 thousand people crossed the land border between Russia and Georgia since August 15. More than 20 thousand of them passed through... — Важные истории
- More than 20 thousand people crossed the border of Russia with Georgia in a day. Big traffic jam at Upper Larse — Meduza
- Record passenger flow recorded at Upper Lars crossing point — Вести