Archive - 21/5/2007

Under the specified information from the Republican somatic hospital, as a result of shelling of Tskhinval a town dweller Valeriy Chabiev (21 year old) has received splinter wounds and Zareta Khurieva (49 years old) has received a splinter wound of the lower extremity. Doctors estimate their condition as stable, the life of the wounded is out of danger. At present the intensity of shelling has subsided a little, however periodically the shelling renews with a former force.

On May, 19th, 2007 at the administrative border of South Ossetia in the area of the southern side of Tskhinvali and the Georgian villages Ergneti, Kvemo-Nikozi from 20.15pm till 20.35pm and from 21.48pm till 22.00 intensive skirmishes with application of small arms and grenade cup discharges have occurred.

According to the decision of JCC « About the Joint Peacekeeping Forces » in the zone of the georgian-ossetian conflict (Protocol № 7 from December, 6th, 1994) a scheduled rotation of the military men of the Peace-making battalion from the Russian Federation will be carried out from May, 21st till May, 25th, 2007. The amount of the staff, entering for the replacement according to the mandate, will make 500 persons; the heavy technical equipment will not be entered into the zone of the georgian-ossetian conflict.

According to the decision of JCC «About the Joint Peacekeeping Forces» in the zone of the georgian-ossetian conflict (Protocol № 7 from December, 6th, 1994) a scheduled rotation of the military men of the Peace-making battalion from the Russian Federation will be carried out from May, 21st till May, 25th, 2007.