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Russian aircraft bombing Tbilisi took off from Armenia – UPDATED
08 Aug 2008
Moscow – APA. Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed that additional forces had
been sent to support peacekeepers in Georgia-Ossetia conflict zone, APA
reports quoting RIA Novosti.
The ministry said necessary assistance would be offered to the Russian
peacekeepers and citizens of unrecognized republic. North Caucasus military
district said that Russian combat equipment entered Tskhinvali. Georgian new
agencies report that Russian military aircrafts bombed Vaziani base near
Tbilisi at 15.10 by local time. Two bombs were reportedly dropped on the
military base. No casualties are reported in the base. Gruziya Online
website reports that the aircraft that bombed Vaziani base had taken off
from the territory of Armenia. The agency mentions that there is an air
regiment in Russian army’s 102nd base in Gumru, Armenia. According to the
agreement signed between Georgia and Armenia, Armenia can not allow any
other state to attack Georgia from its territory.
U.S. President George Bush met with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in
Beijing and called on the parties to cease the fire in Georgia-Ossetia
conflict zone immediately. European Union and OSCE released analogous
messages.