Georgia is waging a sniper war
08/04/2008 - 11:39
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia: At night, sniper fire was observed at the posts of law enforcement agencies in the southern outskirts of Tskhinval. Around the entire perimeter of the Republic, there is still a concentration of Georgian armed formations, including one division of D-30 howitzers and two mortar batteries.
08/04/2008 - 12:14
Chronicle of August 2008: How it was. August 2
03:38 - Shelling of the capital of the Republic of South Ossetia - Tskhinval resumed. Intense fire from automatic weapons and grenade launchers is being conducted on residential areas of the capital. The shelling is being conducted from the Georgian villages of Ergneti and Nikozi.
Chronicle of August 2008: How it was. August 1
18:00 - Urgent: The Georgian side began a sniper attack on the capital of South Ossetia - Tskhinval and Ossetian settlements from all directions.
Dear readers! On the occasion of the next anniversary of Georgia's full-scale military aggression against the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation in August 2008, we are starting a new column "We were writing in 2008". It will remind readers of the hot pre-war political life of South Ossetia, the attempts of South Ossetia and Russia to prevent the war being prepared by Georgia.
Your "Res"
=========================================
July 20, 2008
August 2008 was extremely rich in military and political events. It became a turning point in the further state structure of Transcaucasia.
The practice of international relations allowed two new independent recognized states to appear on the world map - South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The leadership of Russia, in making its decision to recognize their independence, was guided by the will of the peoples, as well as by generally accepted norms of international and humanitarian law.
00:06 – Heavy artillery shelling from the Georgian villages of Nikozi and Ergneti, as well as from the Georgian city of Gori, targeted at the capital city of the Republic of South Ossetia, Tskhinval, has begun. Ossetian villages of Dmenis, Sarabuk, Satikar, Tsunar, Khetagurovo, Velit, Mugut, Didmukha, Znaur, Galuanta and others are also under heavy shelling.
00:42 – Georgia has officially announced the war. The Commander of the Georgian peacekeepers Mamuka Kurashvili officially informs the Commander of the Joint Peacekeeping Forces (JPKF) in the conflict zone, Major-General Marat Kulakhmetov, that Georgia is starting its military operation in the zone of Georgian-Osseitan conflict to restore constitutional order in South Ossetia. He calls on the Russian peacekeepers deployed in the conflict zone not to interfere into the situation.