Abkhazia says it shot down two more Georgian drones

A Georgian unmanned reconnaissance aircraft

MOSCOW, May 12 (RIA Novosti) -- Abkhazia has shot down another two Georgian unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, bringing the total to seven, the defense minister of the breakaway republic said on Monday.

"At 14:16 Moscow time today [10:46 GMT], another unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down, in the Ochamchiry area. We are currently looking for the wreckage," Merab Kishmaria said.

He said the second plane was brought down at 15:13 Moscow time [11:13 GMT], and that UN mission observers were present when the drone was shot down.

Georgia's Interior Ministry has denied the reports.

"This is all lies. Our drones made no flights over Abkhazia today," a ministry spokesman said. full story