Georgian Interior Ministry states that Russian forces occupied a Georgian village
2009-02-11 15:57The Interior Ministry of Georgia states that Russian servicemen deployed in the Georgian village of Kvemo-Nikozi at the border with South Ossetia.
"Today, at about 12:20 p.m. Russian occupying forces have deployed about 50 personnel and 1 APC near in v. Kvemo Nikozi, on Georgia controlled territories and have blocked Georgian police check point. They've started building up the fortifications. The Ministry of Internal Affairs deplores such activities and calls upon Russian side to cease illegal activities and further occupation of Georgian territories," the Ministry states.
The press service of the Ministry of Defense of South Ossetia said to RIA Novosti that no-one deployed in Kvemo-Nikozi. According to the Ministry of Defense of South Ossetia, the routine maneuvers on repelling the possible armed aggression of Georgian forces were conducted on Wednesday, in the southern outskirts of Tskhinval, not so far from the border with Georgia.
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