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Georgia 'seizes Russian soldier' Georgia 'seizes Russian soldier'
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Russia has accused Georgia of capturing a Russian soldier in the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia, Russia's Interfax news agency reports. Russia has accused Georgia of capturing a Russian soldier in the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia, Russian news agencies report.
The soldier was seized in the Akhalgori region, Interfax quotes a Russian defence ministry spokesman as saying. A Russian defence ministry spokesman said soldier Alexander Glukhov had been seized in the Akhalgori region.
Georgia has urged Russia to withdraw forces from Akhalgori, following last August's war between the two countries. Georgia's interior ministry said the soldier had surrendered to its police, requesting Georgian citizenship.
Under a deal ending the war, Russia was expected to pull back to positions it held before the conflict. The Akhalgori region was under Tbilisi's control until last August's war between Georgia and Russia.
During the brief war, Georgia's attempts to regain control of South Ossetia were repelled by Russian forces.
Tbilisi has urged Moscow to withdraw forces from Akhalgori after the conflict ended with an EU-brokered ceasefire.