TENTH TRAINLOAD OF RUSSIAN MILITARY HARDWARE PREPARED TO LEAVE GEORGIA
Interfax, Russia
June 19 2006
MOSCOW. June 19 (Interfax-AVN) – One more trainload of military
hardware from the Russian military bases, being removed from Georgia,
is prepared to leave the railway station Tsalka, a spokesman for
the Russian Military Force in the Transcaucasus told Interfax-AVN by
phone on Monday.
"The train carrying 47 pieces of anti-aircraft hardware from the 62nd
military base in Akhalkalaki is to depart from the station early
on Tuesday," the spokesman said, adding that "it will be the tenth
trainload of Russian military hardware to leave Georgia in Russian
military pullout."
Six trainloads of military hardware from Russia’s 62nd military base
stationed in Akhalkalaki and 12th base in Batumi, traveled to Russia
through Azerbaijan. Three more trainloads were dispatched to Armenia
to and assigned to the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri.
All Russian military bases located in Georgia are to have been removed
from that country during 2008.
For details, see the Interfax Military News Agency wire.