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Vice-Colonel Giorgi Tsertsvadze, who fought for Georgia in Abkhazia and in the August Russia-Georgia war in 2008, as well as in Ukraine against Russia, was detained in Kyiv, Ukraine on Jan. 15 and now is waiting for the court of appeal’s verdict about extradition to Russia, according to Georgia Today.

Tsertsvadze, born on April 2, 1969, was put on the internationally wanted list on Dec. 23, 2016 at Russia’s request, and was detained by Ukrainian law enforcement immediately after crossing the border into Ukraine a month later, Georgia Today reported.

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