Georgia's Ambassador to Russia has been recalled as tensions between the neighbouring countries escalate.
The move comes after Russia admitted to flying fighter jets in Georgian airspace earlier this week.
Georgia says it is recalling its Ambassador from Russia for consultations.
The Ambassador, Erosi Kitsmarishvili, has accused Russia of engaging in an open act of aggression against Georgia.
Russia's Foreign Ministry has admitted that earlier this week, Moscow sent warplanes over the disputed Georgian region of South Ossetia.
The Ministry says the aircraft were sent to cool down hotheads in Georgia and ward off a possible invasion of the breakaway region by Georgian forces.
Both countries have been accusing each other of stoking tensions in South Ossetia and another Georgian region pushing for independence, Abkhazia.
Georgia has threatened to shoot down any Russian military aircraft that violates its airspace.
A senior member of the Georgian Parliament's Defence and National Security Committee has told local media that if Russian military aircraft violate the country's airspace again, then Moscow will collect the wreckage. [ ABC ]
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