According to a source in the Ministry of Defense of Georgia, yesterday’s incident with Georgian military helicopter was prearranged by the Minister of Defense of Georgia Irakli Okruashvili.
Georgian military helicopter entered air space of the Republic of South Ossetia and again violated all the existing JCC agreements. According to the agreements, appearance of Georgian helicopters and airplanes in the conflict zone is prohibited. Passing by Ossetian positions the Georgian helicopter opened fire from a machine-gun and was fired back by the Ossetian side. It is obvious that the aim of this incident was provocation of the Ossetian side for using force.
According to the same source, Irakli Okruashvili was not in the helicopter and was directing the helicopter crew from the territory of Georgia. This incident is another provocation meant to discredit South Ossetia in the eyes of the International Community.
