⚡️ Badri Esebua was arrested: in October 2020, he attacked the "Bank of Georgia" in Zugdidi.

After the capture of 43 hostages and many hours of negotiations, the criminal received 500 thousand dollars and a car, after which he fled. All this time, investigations and searches were conducted.
👮🏻‍♂️Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed the identity of Esebua, he is arrested.

🇹🇷 How to help earthquake victims in Turkey?

The Turkish Embassy in Georgia reported that it is collecting humanitarian aid for those affected by the terrible earthquake.

🔸 It is especially noted that clothing suitable for winter in good condition or new is required.
🔸 Also on the list: warm clothes, scarves, hats, blankets, sleeping bags, durable foods, baby food and diapers, personal care products.
🔸 Humanitarian aid is accepted at the following addresses:
1 - Turkish Embassy
Chavchavadze Ave. 35
Embassy.tbilisi@mfa.gov.tr
Belize Turfchu: 511 130 198
Boran Jan Kohbogan: 599 033 560
2 - GURTİAD
Freedom Square #4, Tbilisi
gurtiad@gurtiad.ge
Mert Yumuschaker: 577,562,000
3 - MUSIAD
I. Chavchavadze ave. #37
Musiadtbilisi@hotmail.com
Khatuna: 557 505 946

🔸 Things can be brought until the end of the day on Friday, February 10, the embassy said.

📥 In 2024, almost 90% of Georgian voters will vote using KOIBs (ballot readers).

According to the decision of the Central Election Commission of Georgia (CEC), the majority of voters in the 2024 parliamentary elections will vote using electronic technologies. Previously, the percentage of such voters was estimated at 70%.

🎙🚫 The concert of the Belarusian-Russian group "BI-2" has been canceled in Tbilisi.

The sales portal tkt.ge has already sent an SMS about a refund to those who previously bought tickets on their website. After the announcement of the concert, which was supposed to take place as part of the group's world tour, numerous publications appeared in the media and social networks about the violation by the musicians of the Georgian law "On the occupied territories", according to which all visits to Abkhazia and so-called South Ossetia should be coordinated with official Tbilisi. In 2013, BI-2 performed on one of the central squares of Sukhumi, which violated this rule and made it extremely difficult for them to enter Georgia.

🇬🇪👟 The Nike company has presented an advertisement filmed in Georgia.

A video appeared on the official account with 7.8 million subscribers, in which you can see a traditional Georgian feast, horseback riding and stunning views of the country.
❤️ “Reconnect with the past to feel alive in the present” is the slogan of the campaign.

🌋 Earthquakes in Georgia.

After the tragic events in Turkey, many are wondering what is happening in our country? According to seismologists, there is no short-term earthquake forecast. They will never say that there will be shocks on this day, at this hour and in that place. As for the long-term forecast, this is an assessment of the seismic hazard. A long-term forecast means that, based on the observational material, in a particular area, with some probability, in the future it is possible that this will lead to maximum soil acceleration. Georgia is a seismically active country. Earthquakes have happened, are happening and will continue to happen.
❗️The strongest earthquakes of the past:
📍Racha - 1991 (magnitude 7, epicenter 9): 200 people died, 46,000 houses were destroyed
📍Tbilisi 2002 (magnitude 4.5): five people died, 18,000 houses were damaged
📍Dmanisi 2022 (magnitude 6.2): ​​about 50 buildings were damaged
At the moment, the Javakheti region is the most seismically active. Over the past year there have been more than 3,000 earthquakes. Tremors from 3 to 4.5 points happen there monthly.
“An earthquake with a magnitude of four points can be considered dangerous for the capital if Tbilisi is the epicenter. There is low seismic activity in Batumi,” said geologist Lasha Sukhishvili from the Institute of Earth Sciences.

🇬🇪↔️🇸🇾 Georgia collects aid for the victims of the earthquake in Turkey, but there is no information about Syria - why?

In 2018, Georgia severed diplomatic and other relations with Syria in connection with its recognition of the independence of the self-proclaimed republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The decision of the Syrian regime to recognize the independence of the "Georgian regions of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region" violated international norms and principles. Syria made such a decision "as a result of manipulations by the Russian Federation," the Georgian Foreign Ministry claims.
❗️Accordingly, any initiatives aimed at supporting Syria are assessed negatively here.

🇬🇪🏀 The Georgian national basketball team has a historic chance to qualify for the World Championship.

This could happen in the qualifying match against Iceland on February 26 at the Tbilisi Arena. More than 70% of tickets have already been sold, so a full house is guaranteed. I recommend visiting the game for the atmosphere and emotions.
🎫 Tickets from 15 GEL here.

🇬🇪🚧🇷🇺 Upper Lars and the Georgian-Russian border are open to all types of transport.

On the Gudauri-Kobi section, vehicles are allowed to reverse (alternately) travel through avalanche tunnels.
❗️In the next five days, weather forecasters do not predict snowfall, so the road and the border will work as usual.

🇬🇪🛫🇷🇺 Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Georgian Parliament Nikoloz Samkharadze commented on yesterday's statement that the country had applied to the Russian Federation with a request to resume direct flights.

According to Russian Senator Dzhabarov, a few weeks ago Georgia turned to Russia with a request to resume flights between the countries.
The deputy of the Georgian parliament responded by saying that in fact there was nothing like that.
“This didn't happen. Yes, Russians in general often lie,” said Samkharadze.

👵🏻 Every fifth citizen of Georgia is a pensioner.

The National Statistical Service of Georgia counted 808,000 pensioners. At the same time, the population of the country is 3 million 688 thousand people. With simple calculations, it turns out that every 5th resident or 22% of the total population of Georgia are pensioners. At the same time, there are much more women in retirement than men - 71%. The reason for such a large gap is due to the fact that Georgian women retire five years earlier. Plus, life expectancy for women in Georgia is higher - 75.4 years, and for men - only 67.5 years.
Most pensioners live in Tbilisi.

👮🏻‍♂️ Georgia will introduce administrative penalties for damaging or destroying public facilities.

Amendments to the code of administrative violations have already been submitted to the Parliament by deputies of the ruling party and will soon be adopted. The document refers to road signs, traffic lights, surveillance cameras, inventory in public transport, and so on. The penalty for damage (including graffiti) or destruction will be 300 GEL, and for repeated violation - 500 GEL. The court may also apply administrative imprisonment for up to 5 days.

🌋🏚 80% of residential buildings in Tbilisi do not meet seismic resistance requirements.

“The earthquake with a magnitude of more than 7 points would wipe off the face of the earth more than 70% of Tbilisi, we may face a catastrophe,” said Irakli Rostomashvili, head of the Association of Builders. According to him, the percentage of modern houses that must withstand an earthquake of magnitude 8 in the capital is small, most of the buildings are old construction. A separate threat is posed by unauthorized superstructures, changes in layouts and demolitions of load-bearing walls in residential buildings.
❗️Georgy Boychenko, head of the geology department of the National Center for Seismic Monitoring, said that Georgia is still guided by an outdated seismic risk map that was developed in 1999.
In 2020, the center, together with foreign experts, compiled a new map, but it has not yet been approved.