Russian convoy moves deeper inside Georgia: witness

James Kilner
Reuters
Friday, August 15, 2008

IGOETI, Georgia (Reuters) – A Russian military convoy advanced to within 55 km (30 miles) of Tbilisi on Friday, from the Russian-occupied town of Gori inside Georgia proper, a Reuters witness said.

The incursion marked the closest troops have come to the Georgian capital, and coincided with a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to push a French-brokered peace plan to end the Russia-Georgia conflict.

The convoy of 10 armored personnel carriers (APC), mounted by soldiers, was initially shadowed by three low-flying Russian combat helicopters as it pulled slowly past Georgian police and then army checkpoints without stopping.

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The helicopters then left the convoy.

The vehicles halted in the village of Igoeti on the main highway to the Georgian capital. Their purpose was not clear. Several APCs pulled into side roads.

Russian troops this week pushed out of breakaway South Ossetia as far as Gori, 25 km (15 miles) from the separatist territory, after Georgian forces withdrew under heavy fighting.

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3 Responses to “Russian convoy moves deeper inside Georgia: witness”

1. nikoli Says:
   August 15th, 2008 at 9:25 am

   the russians purpose is to see what georgia is hiding….

   maybe they already have the missile shield in georgia and are hiding it underground untill the agreement is finalised….

   every country is hiding something… they have secrets….
   what secrets does georgia have….

2. Karmakaze Says:
   August 15th, 2008 at 4:10 pm

   Why don’t I believe this?

   Oh, that’s right, because I remember a Times correspondent saying he was standing on the road to Tblisi watching a huge Russian armoured column drive by waving Russian flags and shouting they were going to Tblisi.

   Then the Georgian government said it was a Georgian convoy and that not only was it not Russian, but at the time there were no Russians in Gori!

   It was a totally made up lie – there were either NO Russian flags, or the Georgians were PRETENDING to be Russian! Remember, they use the same vehicles, firearms, and in most cases, uniforms and can speak the same language. How would some dumbarse on the street be able to tell the difference?

   Maybe that Georgian column was waving Russian flags to avoid being bombed to hell? Of course the retraction never made it into the media to anywhere NEAR the extent the original lie did.

   “The vehicles advanced unimpeded by Georgian police and army stationed along the road. A Reuters correspondent saw a military ambulance, snipers and rocket-propelled grenades.”

   I wonder why? Could it be because the APC’s were Georgian? You decide!

   By the way, does anyone here know how close Gori is to Tskinvali? Its about 15-20km. Modern artillery can fire at least double that range. Is it any wonder the Russians would have to go deep into Georgia to knock these systems out?

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   August 16th, 2008 at 2:56 am

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