The Upper Lars checkpoint on the border with Georgia has recorded a record passenger flow exceeding 20,000 people per day, significantly higher than the figures for similar periods in previous years.

The Upper Lars checkpoint on the border with Georgia has recorded a record passenger flow exceeding 20,000 people per day, significantly higher than the figures for similar periods in previous years.

@varlamov_news 19 Aug 2026, 11:59

A traffic jam of 20,000 people has formed at the Upper Lars border crossing due to a broken truck, causing wait times of up to seven hours for exiting Russia to Georgia.

@mash 19 Aug 2026, 10:36

Over 20,000 people crossed the border from Russia to Georgia in the last 24 hours, significantly exceeding the figures from similar periods in previous years.

@meduzalive 19 Aug 2026, 10:28

Over 20,000 people crossed the Upper Lars checkpoint in one day, marking a record flow, according to the Federal Customs Service of Russia.

@ostorozhno_novosti 19 Aug 2026, 09:35