Today nearby 20:00pm the Georgian side has opened heavy fire from the large-caliber weapon on the southern quarters of Tskhinval from the direction of the villages Nikozi and Ergneti. A single opening of fire is also noted on the northern outskirts of the town from the direction of the village Tamarasheni. The shelling lasted more than 10 minutes and has stopped after the arrival of the observers from the peace-making forces and the Mission of OSCE at the place of the incident. However after a while the fire has renewed. At present the fire has ceased. The peacemakers and OSCE carry out a monitoring of the situation. Under the preliminary data there are no victims or wounded from the ossetian side. Several apartment houses and also one of the posts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of South Ossetia Republic are damaged.
