TV hoax sparks panic in Georgia – UPI.com

Posted by Matt in March 15th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Off-Topic, Breaking News, Georgia, Georgians, Hoax, Images, News Report, Russian Fighter Jets, Russians, Saturday Evening, Sparks, tanks, Tbilisi, Tv Sets, Upi

Georgians turning on TV sets Saturday evening were greeted with what appeared to be a frightening breaking news report — state-owned Imedi TV said the Russians had invaded.
The report, introduced by a concerned-looking host, showed images of Russian fighter jets thundering over the border and tanks rolling toward Tbilisi. The host said Saakashvili had been [...]

The Associated Press: Russia to put military base in Georgia’s Abkhazia

Posted by Matt in February 17th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Russia, Abkhazia, Abkhazia And South Ossetia, Associated Press, Georgia, Military Base, moscow, Republics, Russia, Russian Troops

Abkhazia and South Ossetia, another separatist-held part of Georgia, declared independence after the 2008 Russia-Georgia war. Thousands of Russian troops are thought to have remained in the Moscow-sponsored republics, which Georgia and the West consider sovereign Georgian land.
The Associated Press: Russia to put military base in Georgia’s Abkhazia

The Russia-Georgia Conflict as Analyzed by the Center of Analysis of Strategies and Technologies in Moscow – The Jamestown Foundation

Posted by Matt in January 25th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Conflict, Russia, Armed Forces, Army, Capabilities, Conclusions, Conflict, Decisive Evidence, Georgia, Georgians, Jamestown, Jamestown Foundation, Military Implications, moscow, Russia, Russian Intervention, Transformation

The long-term military implications of the Russian-Georgian war are addressed by Viacheslav Tseluiko. He warns that the popular conclusions regarding the weakness of the Georgian army during the conflict should not be taken as decisive evidence of the inability of Georgian forces to counter Russian intervention. The Georgians seem to have learned some valuable lessons [...]

Russia-France arms deal raises concerns for neighbours

Posted by Matt in December 12th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Baltic States, BalticStates, Bbc, Bbc News, Defence Committee, Georgia, Georgian Parliament, Military Technology, Military-Threat, Moscow News, Moscow Russia, NATO, Nato Member, Neighbours, News France, News Russia, Nika, Paris, Parliament, Tensions, Ukraine

But critics of the potential deal in nations neighbouring Russia – such as Ukraine, Georgia and the Baltic states – say it would dramatically increase the military threat from Russia, increasing tensions in some already difficult relations.
Nika Laliashvili, of the Georgian parliament’s defence committee, has said that Georgia “strongly opposes” the sale.
Should Paris decide [...]

Why are the Russians Digging Tunnels in Abkhazia?

Posted by Matt in September 9th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Conflict, Russia, Abkhazia, Georgia

Following Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to the occupied Georgian province of Abkhazia in late August 2008, the Kremlin appears to be intensifying its military preparations in the South Caucasus.
On September 4, Georgian newspapers and TV channels reported that “the Russian occupation forces have been engaged for two months in constructing a one-kilometer-long tunnel [...]

Black Sea Port Is Flash Point for Georgia and Russia – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in September 9th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Conflict, Russia, 24 Years, Abkhazia, Behest, Black Sea, Border Violations, Breakaway Region, Cargo Ship, Coast Guard, Conflict, Countries, Flash Point, Georgia, Georgia Coast, Georgia Russia, Georgian Court, Merchant Vessels, Nytimes, Sea Port, Shipping, Tensions, Turkey

Rising tensions between Russia and Georgia over shipping rights to a breakaway Georgian region have opened a potential new theater for conflict between the countries, a little more than a year after they went to war.
Georgia’s coast guard has commandeered five merchant vessels from various countries this year for violating Georgian laws on shipping to [...]

Russia says raises readiness of troops in S.Ossetia | World | Reuters

Posted by Matt in August 4th, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Russia, Andrei, Border Guards, Combat Readiness, Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Georgia, Georgia Russia, Nesterenko, Provocations, Rebel Region, Reuters, Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Troops, South Ossetia

A year after fighting a war with Georgia, Russia strengthened the combat readiness of its troops in the rebel region of South Ossetia on Tuesday and warned the United States against rearming Georgia.
“Provocations from the Georgian side … are not stopping,” Andrei Nesterenko, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman, said in a statement. “In connection with [...]

Russia Accused of Altering Border – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in August 2nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Anniversary, Border, Breakaway Region, Georgia, Georgia Russia, Interior Ministry, Moscow Russia, Nytimes, Reconnaissance Teams, Shota, South Ossetia, Spokesman, Tension

MOSCOW — Georgia accused Russia of attempting to take a small wedge of additional territory on Sunday on the boundary of the breakaway region of South Ossetia, amid mounting tension days before the anniversary of last year’s five-day war.
Shota Utiashvili, a spokesman for Georgia’s Interior Ministry, said Russian reconnaissance teams entered the village of Kveshi [...]

Russia Warns Against Arms Sales to Georgia – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in July 24th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Blogged, Dmitri, Flock Browser, Georgia, Georgia Arms, Georgia Russia, Medvedev, NATO, Nato Russia, Nytimes, Offensive Weapons, sanctions, United States

Dmitri O. Rogozin, Russia’s envoy to NATO, said Friday that President Dmitri A. Medvedev had issued a decree that would impose sanctions on any manufacturer who sells offensive weapons to Georgia, “wherever it is in the Arctic or Antarctic region or in the United States.”
He said Russia considered the question of rearming Georgia more serious [...]

Russia ’shot down its own planes’

Posted by Matt in July 9th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Conflict, Russia, Brief Magazine, Friendly Fire, Georgia, Military Aircraft, Military Journal, moscow, Planes, Russia

A report in a Russian military journal claims that half the planes Russia lost in its war with Georgia last year were shot down by friendly fire.
The article, in the Moscow Defence Brief magazine, also claims that Russia lost a total of six military aircraft, two more than it is admitting to.
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