Today the withdrawal of the Russian military equipment from the 62-nd base located in Akhalkalaki, the center of the Armenian-populated Samtskhe Javakhati region of Georgia started. The first autocade consisting of 11 staff vehicles and vehicles of technical support made for the town of Mtskhet situated 300 km from Tbilisi. Then it will cross the Russian-Georgian state border through Verkhni Lars checkpoint. However, the autocade cannot cross the border according to the schedule, as heavy rains have eroded a 30-meter sector of the road. The Georgian authorities forbade traffic along the Military Georgian highway in the direction of Verkhni Lars checkpoint, IA Regnum reports.