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9.8.2008 You probably already heard about heavy fightings going on
in Georgia, where the country tries to stop invaded Russian troops
and bombing of Georgian towns and cities.
I would like to provide you with additional information for better
understanding of what is going on, because western media commonly
provides biased information copied from Russian media resources.
1. Russian preparations. There were repeated attempts to explore the
situation in both Georgian conflict regions during the last four
years. Usually these were bombings of Georgian villages or police
stations near the conflict regions by “separatists” but obviously
directed by Russian forces based in the regions since 1992. After
some European countries blocked providing of MAP to Georgia and
Ukraine, Russia openly declared that Georgia and Ukraine
will “commit problems”. During the Russian military trainings in the
northern Caucasus last July, the leaflets were spread among Russian
soldiers with description of a negative image of Georgian soldier,
the main potential enemy.
2. Situation in the conflict region of South Ossetia. Reading
existent information sources, one can gain an impression that
Georgia tried to invade the breakout region for recovering the
central power (although legal, but somewhat questionable attempt),
and Russians were just answering this with military power. I then
must briefly explain the situation prior to the war. The conflict
region is a small area at the southern slopes of the Great Caucasus,
with the total population of 70,000, approximately 50% of that are
ethnic Ossetians and another 50% - ethnic Georgians, the groups very
close culturally and historically. The capital town Tskhinvali has a
population of ca. 20,000. By the end of the conflict of 1991,
Georgia retained its control over approximately half of the region,
mostly parts were Georgian or mixed villages dominate (including the
area just around Tskhinvali) but also an important part of Ossetian
villages, and these parts were fully integrated in the rest of the
country without any time gap. Similar situation exists in Abkhazia,
where albeit lesser (ca. 15%) mountain part is controlled by the
central government.
3. The situation prior to the war. Wide-scaled provocations have
started since beginning of July, where positions of “separatists”
(in fact Russian paramilitary troops) started bombing of large
Georgian villages around Tskhinvali. This provoked backfire from
Georgian military based near the villages. At 6th of August the
paramilitaries backed by Russian “peacekeepers” started to attack
the Georgian villages, with a clear aim to withdraw Georgians and
spread Russian power over the areas currently controlled by the
country. Saakashvili, Georgian president, tried to ceasfire
afternoon 06 August, but this was followed by activation of the
attack on the Georgia-controlled part of the region. Simultaneously,
Russian tanks started to invade the region from north, via Roki
tunnel passing through the Greater Caucasus Mountains. Georgian
government had just no way but starting the offensive on the
paramilitary fire positions and, eventually, Tskhinvali town.
4. Russians, after several hours, invaded large military groups with
heavy weapons, and started to bomb Georgian infrastructure. Thus
Georgian troops had already to face regular Russian military forces.
5. Since 8th August, Russian military plains started to bomb
Georgian infrastructure throughout the entire country and civil
objects. The Georgian towns and objects bombed: - Gori (ca. 40,000
population), both military objects and living appartments bombed,
bombings multiple and especially heavy as of 9th August, 55 civil
dead for two days;
- Poti town (ca. 30,000), Georgian only large port; multiple civil
casualties;
- Marneuli town/airport (ca. 70,000);
- Senaki (ca. 10,000) (railway station/civil buildings)
-Oni (ca 10,000)
-Tbilisi (Vaziani military base and surrounding area)
- Kutaisi (second largest city of Georgia, ca. 300,000), the
airport/surrounding appartments;
- Parts of Abkhazia controlled by the central government, high
mountain villages;
- currently the information comes that the Russians plant to bomb
Tbilisi international airport.
Georgian troops, according to the official reports, shot down 10
Russian plains since last two days, including strategic bombarder TU-
22 and smaller military plains SU-25 and SU-27. The pilots were
shown on TV and currently questioned.
Russians move to the Georgian coast large military vessels.
Paramilitary groups in Abkhazia tried to take control over Upper
Abkhazia but failed.
Tskhinvali is a subject of heavy battles between regular troops of
Georgia and 58 army of Russia. Georgia yet cannot control
strategically important Roki tunnel, although effectively controls
largest part of the conflict epicenter. We here have little doubts
that if Russians take over, they won’t stop and will occupy Georgia
and pose the puppy government in the country, moreover, split it in
several parts as a potentially dangerous for “Russian geopolitical
interests”.
Therefore Georgians try to stay strong, and resist bombings and
casualties. However the time to resist is limited, because Russian
military machine is quite big. In this case the invaders will
success, and there is little doubt that they will continue – first
Ukraine, than the other countries they assume their “natural sphere
of interests”, from Poland and Finland eastwards.
It is critically important that the international community
intervenes in that or another way. Starting from diplomatic efforts
and finishing with providing anti-aircraft weapons to Georgian Army.
Source: Abkhazeti – independent international NGO of Georgian
victims of genocide carried out by Abkhazian separatist and
supporters of the independent democratic Georgia