The Georgian side opened massive fire from large-caliber weapons on the village of Khetagurovo
06/08/2008 - 11:45
Last night, the posts of the South Ossetian law enforcement agencies were again fired upon. As the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia informed the news agency "Res", last night shelling of posts of еру law enforcement agencies of the Republic of South Ossetia in the village of Sarabuk and on the southern outskirts of Tskhinval was recorded. The fire was conducted from small arms. There are no casualties or injuries. There was no return fire.
06/08/2008 - 12:28
The Georgian side is shelling the Ossetian villages of Mugut and Didmukha in Znaur district of the Republic of South Ossetia. As the press service of the Ministry of Defense and Emergency Situations of the Republic of South Ossetia informed the correspondent of IA "Res", the units of the security forces of Georgia are trying to occupy the Nuli height in order to control the Znaur road and the Ossetian settlements located along it.
“The shelling began at about 11:50 am from the direction of the Georgian-populated village of Nuli and is being conducted along the road leading to the villages of Mugut and Didmukha, as well as on the villages. The fire is conducted from sniper weapons and heavy machine guns. The leadership of the power structures of the RSO made a decision to suppress the enemy's firing points,” the press service of the Ministry of Defense and Emergencies reported.
06/08/2008 - 12:50
On the night of August 5-6, 2008, from 20.00 to 5. 00, 8 flights of jet aircraft were recorded over the conflict zone and the checkpoint of the peacekeeping forces along the route from the south (Gori) to the north (Dzau settlement).
06/08/2008 - 13:44
The evacuation of children from the Republic of South Ossetia to Russia continues. As the correspondent of IA "Res" was informed by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of South Ossetia, on August 6, 250 children were sent from the Republic.
06/08/2008 - 14:04
President of the Republic of South Ossetia E. Kokoity received British Ambassador to Georgia Denis Keef. The meeting discussed the situation in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict. The President expressed concern over the facts of uncoordinated visits of the conflict zone by representatives of a number of embassies.
The British Ambassador expressed concern about the escalation of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and called for talks with Georgia.
06/08/2008 - 14:34
South Ossetia will take decisive measures on the facts of Georgia's shelling of Ossetian settlements. At the moment, the situation is very serious. Georgian special forces have occupied a strategic height near the village of Nuli, deploying another checkpoint and are conducting heavy fire along the road leading to other South Ossetian villages. Tskhinval is virtually cut off from the rest of the Republic. The southern part of Tskhinval was also subjected to massive shelling from Georgia.
06/08/2008 - 14:59
The Georgian peacekeeping battalion from the Joint Peacekeeping Force (JPKF) is going to update its military equipment.
06/08/2008 - 17:02
The Georgian side opened massive fire from large-caliber weapons at the village of Khetagurovo, Tskhinval district of the RSO. As the press service of the Ministry of Defense and Emergencies of the Republic of South Ossetia informed the correspondent of IA "Res", the shelling began at about 16:00 from the direction of the Georgian-populated village of Avnevi, which is temporarily not under the control of the authorities of the Republic of South Ossetia.
“The shelling is conducted from grenade launchers and small arms,” the press service said.
06/08/2008 - 18:42
The fighting in the area of the village of Nuli stopped. As the press service of the Ministry of Defense and Emergency Situations informed the correspondent of IA "Res", the units of the Ossetian law enforcement formations managed to oust the Georgian troops from the Nuli height, which the Georgian side occupied today and began to build fortifications there.
It was noted here that information is coming from the Nuli region that the Georgian side is bringing in additional units of its security forces.
“We expect that the Georgian side will take new aggressive actions, because in the Nuli region there has been an increase in the number of Georgian armed formations,” the press service said. In addition, the Ministry of Defense reported that the Georgian military had set fire to a grain crop unharvested in the fields.
06/08/2008 - 21:27
In South Ossetia, shelling of the Ossetian village of Khetagurovo (Tsunar) has resumed. As the correspondent of IA "Res" was informed, by the press service of the Ministry of Defense and Emergencies of the Republic of South Ossetia, the shelling is being conducted from the Georgian-populated village of Avnevi from mortars, grenade launchers and infantry fighting vehicles.
06/08/2008 - 22:03
As a result of the shelling by the Georgian side of the village of Khetagurovo, Znaur district of the RSO, one person was wounded. As the correspondent of IA "Res" was informed in the Republican Somatic Hospital, an elderly woman was wounded.
06/08/2008 - 23:27
The number of those wounded as a result of the shelling of the Ossetian settlements of Znaur district of the RSO by the Georgian side, increased to three.
