TBLISI, Georgia (CNN) -- Russian television Friday showed a convoy of Russian tanks and said they were heading into the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia as escalating tensions over the region threatened to boil into full blown conflict.
Russia's Channel 1 shows heavy tanks purported to be on their way to South Ossetia.

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The move came after Russia denounced as "aggressive" a Georgian troops military offensive to regain control over the province, vowing to respond.

Russian authorities earlier said several of its peacekeepers died in a Georgian attack in South Ossetia, which borders Russia and has strong ties to its vast northern neighbor, and they vowed not to leave Russian citizens in the territory unprotected.

"The Georgian leadership has launched a dirty adventure," a statement from Russia's Defense Ministry said on Friday. "We will not leave our peacekeepers and Russian citizens unprotected."

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Georgia started the fighting and warned that Russia would respond to their actions.

"Heavy weapons and artillery have been sent there, and tanks have been added. Deaths and injuries have been reported, including among Russian peacekeepers," Putin said in comments carried Friday by Russia's Interfax news agency. Video Watch more about the increased violence in Georgia »

"It's all very sad and alarming. And, of course, there will be a response."

Earlier Friday, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said in a televised statement that Russian aircraft bombed several Georgian villages and other civilian facilities.

He added that there were injuries and damage to buildings. "A full-scale aggression has been launched against Georgia," he said.

A Georgian official reported that seven people were hurt in the attack, the Associated Press said.

Saakashvili urged Russia to immediately stop bombing Georgian territory. "Georgia will not yield its territory or renounce its freedom," he said.

He also called for the full-scale mobilization of Georgian reserve forces as fighting continued to rage in South Ossetia's capital.

Meanwhile, NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer issued a statement Friday saying he was seriously concerned about the recent events in the region, and called on "all sides to end armed clashes and begin direct talks."
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The United States also urged all sides to bring an immediate end to the violence. "The U.S. has been in discussions for many months with all parties to find a peaceful resolution," White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said.

"We urge all sides to refrain from violence and to begin direct talks."

Russian peacekeepers are in South Ossetia under a 1992 agreement by Russian, Georgian, and South Ossetian authorities to maintain what has been a fragile peace. The mixed peacekeeping force also includes Georgian and South Ossetian troops.

The la-*test*-('") events came just hours after the U.N. Security Council finished an emergency session to discuss a dramatic escalation of violence in Georgia and South Ossetia. The session ended Friday morning without a statement about the fighting.

Violence has been mounting in the region in recent days, with sporadic clashes between Georgian forces and South Ossetian separatists. South Ossetia declared its independence from Georgia in the early 1990s, but its independence is not internationally recognized.

Georgian troops launched new attacks in South Ossetia late Thursday after a top government official said a unilateral cease-fire offer was met with separatist artillery fire.

"The objective of the operation is to protect the civilian population, to ensure their security and then convince the separatists that there is not a military solution to this conflict," said Alexander Lomaia, the secretary of Georgia's National Security Council.

Lomaia said Georgian troops were responding proportionately to separatist mortar and artillery attacks on two villages -- attacks he said followed the cease-fire and call for negotiations by Saakashvili.

The official news agency of the South Ossetian government reported heavy shelling in the territory's capital, Tskhinvali, that left dozens of buildings ablaze.

About 2,000 Georgian troops attempted to storm Tskhinvali overnight and were regrouping south of the city, according to Russia's ITAR-TASS news agency.

Around 10 a.m. Friday, Georgia said Russian military aircraft violated Georgian airspace and dropped two bombs on Kareli, a part of Georgia that is about 50 miles northwest of the capital, Tblisi, and is not in the conflict zone, said Shota Utiashvili, spokesman for the Georgian Ministry of Interior.

Georgia, located on the Black Sea coast between Russia and Turkey, has been split by Russian-backed separatist movements in South Ossetia and another region, Abkhazia.

Georgian and South Ossetian negotiators had been scheduled to meet Friday in Tskhinvali, Moscow's chief negotiator, Yuri Popov, told the Russian news agency Interfax.

Saakashvili announced Thursday night that he had ordered his troops to cease fire while the negotiators met, but Lomaia said the call was met with more attacks.
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In addition, Lomaia said, hundreds of "mercenaries" -- or "volunteers," as the South Ossetians described them -- are pouring across the border from Russia to join the fight.

The commander of a Russian peacekeeping mission has told Georgian officials that his troops are unable to control the situation, Lomaia said.
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Rusya Gürcistan'a girdi

Rusya Gürcistan'a girdi
BU HABERİN DETAYI
Rusya Güvenlik Konseyi toplanıyor
Önce öptü sonra bombaladı
Rusya devlet televizyonu, Rus ordusunun Güney Osetya'ya girdiğini duyurdu. Rusya, Güney Osetya başkentinin çatışmalardan sonra yerle bir olduğunu da açıkladı.

Kafkaslar'da savaş sesleri...

Çocuklarını gönderdiler...

Rus tankları Gürcistan'a girdi / VİDEO

Gürcistan Devlet Başkanı ise iki Rus savaş uçağını düşürdüklerini açıkladı. Rusya devlet televizyonu Rus tanklarının Güney Osetya'nın başkentinin içine doğru ilerlediğini duyurdu. 150 Rus tankı ve zırhlıların Güney Osetya'ya girdiği Gürcistan tarafından da doğrulandı.

Rusya üs vurdu

Gürcü kaynaklar ayrıcaı, Rus uçaklarının Gürcistan'ın başkenti Tiflis'e yakın bir üsü vurduğunu duyurdu. Gürcistan Cumhurbaşkanı Mihail Saakaşvili CNN International'a yaptığı açıklamada, ülkesinin kendini savunmaya çalıştığını söyledi.

Rusya Gürcistan'ı bombaladı

Gürcistan'dan bağımsızlığını ilan eden Güney Osetya'da çatışmalar sürerken, iki Rus savaş uçağı Gürcistan topraklarını bu sabah bombalamıştı. Gürcistan hükümeti ise 3 saatlik ateşkes ilan ettiğini duyurmuştu.

Rusya'ya ait SU-24 bombardıman uçaklarının, Gürcistan'ın çatışmaların devam ettiği Güney Osetya bölgesindeki Kareli kentindeki polis merkezini bombaladığı belirtildi.http://dosyalar.hurriyet.com.tr/haber_resim/putin_banner.jpg

Gürcistan İçişleri Bakanlığı'nın resmi internet sitesinde yapılan açıklamada, Rus bombardıman uçaklarının Kareli kentindeki polis merkezini hedef aldığı ve buraya iki adet bomba bıraktığı ifade edildi.

Polis binasının zarar gördüğü belirtilen açıklamada, herhangi bir kayıp olup olmadığı konusunda bilgi verilmedi.

İçişleri Bakanlığı sözcüsü Şota Utiaşvili, Reuters ajansına yaptığı açıklamada, iki Rus savaş uçağının Kareli, üçüncüsünün ise Gori yakınına bomba bıraktığını, Kareli'de siviller arasında yaralılar bulunduğunu söyledi.

3 saat ateşkes ilan etti

Gürcistan hükümeti, bugün TSİ 14.00'dan 17.00'a kadar ateşkes ilan ettiğini duyurdu. Hükümetten yapılan açıklamada, ateşkes süresince bölgedeki ayrılıkçıların silah bırakarak teslim olmaları çağrısı yapıldı.

Silah bırakan ayrılıkçıların ayrıca af kapsamına alınacağı ve kendilerine güvenlik garantisi verileceği kaydedildi.

11 yerleşim birimi Gürcü kontrolünde

Gürcü birliklerin Güney Osetya'nın başkenti Tshinvali'nin çevresindeki 11 yerleşim birimini kontrol altına aldığı belirtiliyor.

Gürcistan Başbakanı Lado Gurgenidze, taraflar arasında dün ateşkes sağlandıktan birkaç saat sonra bölgedeki Gürcü köylerinin bombardımana tutulması üzerine askeri operasyona başlamak zorunda kaldıklarını kaydetti.

Bir Rus askeri öldü

Gürcistan'ın, kuşatma altındaki Güney Osetya başkenti Tshinvali'ye açtığı topçu ateşi sırasında 1 Rus barış gücü askeri ölürken, 2 asker de yaralandı. Saldırıda Rus karargahlarının zarar gördüğü açıklandı.

Saakaşvili: Rusya geniş çaplı saldırıya hazırlanıyor

Gürcistan Cumhurbaşkanı Mihail Saakaşvili Rusya'nın geniş çaplı saldırıya hazırlandığını açıkladı.

Putin: Gürcistan'ın saldırısı yanıtsız kalmayacak

Rusya Başbakanı Putin'de Gürcistan'ın saldırısının yanıtsız kalmayacağını söyledi. Rusya Başbakanı Vladimir Putin, "saldırgan Gürcistan'ın Güney Osetya'daki eylemlerine Rusya'nın yanıt vereceği" uyarısında bulundu.

Putin, Pekin ziyareti sırasında yaptığı açıklamada, "Gürcistan liderliğinin Güney Osetya'da çok saldırgan eylemlere başvurduğunu, aralarında Rus barış gücü askerlerinin de bulunduğu kayıplar olduğunu" ifade etti.

Rusya Dışişleri Bakanlığı da geçen hafta yaptığı açıklamada, sınırlarındaki bir savaşa kayıtsız kalmayacaklarını belirtmişti.

Gürcistan'da sorunlu bölgeler

Bağımsızlıktan bu yana Gürcistan halkı iç savaş dönemleri ve merkezden kopan Abhazya ve Güney Osetya bölgelerinden gelen bağımsızlık taleplerinden kaynaklanan şiddet olayları yaşadı.

Diplomatik girişimlerin son yıllarda göreli bir sükûnet sağlamış olmasına rağmen, Rusya ile yakın bağları olan her iki bölge için de gerginlikler varlığını sürdürüyor.

Rusya'nın her iki bölgede de 1990'ların başından itibaren barış gücü askerleri bulunuyor. Tiflis sık sık bu askerleri ayrılıkçıların safında yer almakla suçluyor.


http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/dunya/9611495.a...id=229&sz=99926


According to turkish media reports the georgians have claimed to have shot down 2 russian warplanes and a 150 russian tanks have moved into the break away region.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7549594.stm

Russian reinforcements.



Georgian tanks burning.

Russian MoD says no planes have been shot down. Tend to believe this because the response would probably leave Tbilisi looking like Grozny.
Russian planes have attacked positions in Georgia supposedly.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7548716.stm

Hopefully it's not an all out war.

Tiflis Türkiye'den elektrik istedi
Yeni Haber
Gürcistan ile Güney Osetya arasında başlayan çatışma enerji krizine yol açtı.Tiflis Türkiye'den elektrik istedi.


http://www.sabah.com.tr/haber,DE93A0BC4AC7...D7ED34D0CB.html


Georgia has asked turkey to supply her with electricity.

Over 10 Russian peacekeepers killed in South Ossetia: agencies
Fri Aug 8, 2008 9:37am EDT


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MOSCOW (Reuters) - More than 10 Russian peacekeepers have been killed during fighting in Tskhinvali, the capital of Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia, news agencies quoted a top Russian military commander as saying on Friday.

"As a result of Georgian shelling more than 10 of our peacekeepers were killed and nearly 30 were wounded," deputy commander of ground forces Igor Konashenkov said.

(Writing by Oleg Shchedrov)

According to turkish reports geogia is clamining to have shot down 4 planes now but i will post an article once it comes out on reuters.

FUCK RUSSIA SERIOUSLY FUCK THEM


Turkey MUST stand with Georgia on this.. Tha Fucking bully of a nation must not get away with this !!

I doubt turkey can provide any assistance whatsoever during this period, we get a large portion of our gas from russia and its a far more important neighbour than georgia. If anything it should specifically try and stay publicly neutral throughout the whole crisis.

The russians know how to keep the olympic spirit of peace and friendship alive..stupid wankers.

Uh oh

This has been brewing for a while... Fark, another mess on our doorstep.

wow..all over some insignificant land

Who honestly gives a fuck about Georgia?
Its all about fucking oil anyway. If it wasnt for the pipelines from the caspian we wouldnt even be hearing about this.

Woah boy, too much of


Anyway, this conflict does not directly affect Turkey so why woud you want to get involved?

EDIT: Yet again, it actually might since the main pipelines from the Caspian run through Turkey.

You'd better redirect the "stupid wankers" comment to the Georgians. It was they who decided to use the Lucky 8 to move into southern Ossetia, fully aware it would bring them into confrontation with the Russians. And imo those American boot polishers wouldn't have done so without any sort of green light. Unless they are that brazen to do so with the belief the yanks would back them anyway.


I know in the past Debka has been slated as a reliable source, so this is interesting: