Agency WPS
DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
August 4, 2006 Friday
ANOTHER TRAIN WITH RUSSIAN ARMAMENT AND MILITARY PROPERTY WILL LEAVE
GEORGIAN TERRITORY
Another train with armament and property of the Russian military
bases withdrawn from Georgia was prepared for departure at the
railway station Tsalka. Colonel Vladimir Kuparadze, deputy commander
of the group of Russian forces in Transcaucasia, reported, "Departure
of the train is scheduled for Tuesday morning. It will bring to
Russia ten tanks and two combat infantry vehicles, as well as about
100 tons of armored property of the 62nd military base deployed in
Akhalkalaki." According to Kuparadze, this will be the 19th train
with Russian military property shipped in 2006 from Georgia.
Kuparadze added, "Sixty-six tons of ammunition will also be shipped
from Akhalkalaki on Wednesday by 14 trucks to the 102nd Russian base
in Gyumri (Armenia)." According to the staff of the group of Russian
forces in Transcaucasia, by the end of 2006, it is planned to ship
six trains more from Georgia to Russia.
Source: Krasnaya Zvezda, August 01, 2006, p. 3
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
