The Russian-Georgian border will be controlled by the Cossack units. The Russian media has spread this information. According to them, the Tergi Cossack unit, along with Russian border guards, will act on the basis of the agreement signed between the Russian Federal Security Service and the Tergi Cossack Unit in 2013.

The Cossacks have been in border protection since July 1 and this process will last until September. Members of the Cossack squad together with the Russian border guards were trained on the specificity of border patrols.