The authorities of Georgia denied the information about granting international protection to Tatarintsev.

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The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia called the information about granting international protection to Russian deserter Vladislav Tatarintsev a complete lie.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot" on September 17, activists stated that the authorities of Georgia granted international protection for one year to Russian deserter Vladislav Tatarintsev.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia refuted the report about granting international protection to 22-year-old Russian deserter Vladislav Tatarintsev, writes "Georgia-Online" on September 18.

The agency noted that the report about granting international protection "is a complete lie and does not correspond to reality". "He was not granted either refugee status or additional protection status provided by the law of Georgia "On International Protection"," the agency's statement said.

Currently, Tatarintsev is in a correctional facility on charges of attempting to illegally cross the state border (part 1 of article 19-344 of the Criminal Code of Georgia), it is noted that he entered the territory of Georgia in April, informs "News-Georgia".

It should be noted that Georgia and Armenia are not a reliable refuge for those who left Russia for political reasons, as there is a strong influence of Russian special services, said Russian human rights defenders surveyed by "Caucasian Knot" in March 2024. In December 2023, Dmitry Setrakov, mobilized from the Rostov region, who left his unit and with the help of human rights defenders went to Yerevan, was taken out by Russian security forces from Armenia.

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