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Russia lowers official death toll from Georgia conflict
Moscow (AFP) Sept 11, 2008 The official death toll from Moscow's military operation in Georgia was Thursday revised to 66 soldiers, five less than previously announced. "During the fighting to counter the Georgian army's attack, 66 Russian soldiers were killed," Vladimir Markin from the public prosecutor's office said in a statement. The previous official death toll, issued September 3 by the Russian army, put the number at 71. The armed conflict -- that began August 7 and lasted for five days -- was set off when the Georgian army entered the breakaway pro-Russian region of South Ossetia and sparked a counter-offensive from Moscow. Related Links
A New Russian War Part Two
Moscow (UPI) Sep 10, 2008 In parallel with the Russian military operations in the former Soviet republic of Georgia last month, an information and diplomatic war was unfolding, as the Russian representatives at the United Nations and NATO, Vitaly Churkin and Dmitry Rogozin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the Russian prime minister and president appeared on all channels defending Russia's position and substantiating its actions. |
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