Innocent Ossetian civilians and Russian citizens killed: exact numbers cannot be established
A massive and intensive shelling of the South Ossetian capital Tskhinval continues today as the city endures it"s the worst attacks so far in the upsurge of violence in the Caucasus. While much of the civilian population in the capital are sheltering in their houses, many cannot take refuge from the bombs as their homes have been destroyed. There are still many women, children and elderly residents remaining in the city and, according to the latest information available, the city continues to resist the incursion of Georgian troops and has still not been captured. Georgian armed formations and heavy artillery have been accused of doing everything in their power to
raze Ossetia with no regard to the safety of the civilian population.
