KHURVALETI IDP SETTLEMENT, Georgia
The Wider Image: Bordering Georgia's breakaway regions, villagers fear Russia's next steps
Grocery store owner Mari Otinashvili, 27, poses for a picture in her home next to sacks of wheat in the Khurvaleti IDP settlement, Georgia, August 21, 2022. "We don’t know what will happen," she said. "Russia might invade, war can start. We have to be prepared. It is incredibly stressful to live here. A few months ago, the Russians moved the border at night. I was so scared of what was happening, I cried all night." Otinashvili is originally from Achabeti village, which was completely destroyed when Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 when Otinashvili was 13 years old. She and her family had to flee their home after hiding in the basement during the bombing. Along the way, their car broke down and they had to walk all the way to Gori in Georgia, through a forest. "I remember walking past the body of a Georgian soldier. His body was still warm," she recalls. REUTERS/Daro Sulakauri SEARCH "SULAKAURI BORDER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES