Ex-FSB Head Says Shamyl Basayev Cooperated with Russian Intelligence in Abkhazia

Sergei Stepashin, former head of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), told journalist Alexey Pivovarov of Redaktsiya YouTube channel on July 2 that Chechen warlord Shamyl Basayev, who fought against the Georgian forces in Abkhazia in 1992-93, cooperated with the Russian intelligence in the wake of the armed conflict in the Black Sea region. “[Basayev … https://civil.ge/archives/359380 #news #abkhazia #georgia #headline #russia #russian_occupation #shamyl_basayev