Russia/Georgia Situation News & Updates

Russia/Georgia Situation News & Updates

www.reuters.com

Breaking News
Georgia has downed two Russian warplanes over Georgian territory: President Saakashvili 7:37am EDT

(visit the link for the full news article)

Mod Edit: Title Change Per The Thread Author


[edit on 11-8-2008 by MemoryShock]

Im sorry, I have no info, will update once it is on the site. Wow just WOW.

What do you think of this? Russia has also sent in 150+ armoured vehicles and I read on Sky News a source has claimed the capital is "almost destroyed" Could you imagine being a fly on the wall at the olympics with all the leaders there??

I feel this will not stop at Georgias latest 3 hour break to let civilians leave the area. This will continue for days and thenit will eventually become worse. So much for enjoying the olympics

www.reuters.com
(visit the link for the full news article)

Russia isnt going to like that one bit....georgia better hope and pray russia doesnt retaliate brutally...bad times.

wow INDEED wow...

I wanna say more but I can't think of anything.

No words.

Link

Ok heres the link from Sky News, which discusses the ceasefire. Can you imagine how p****d Russia must be? Downing two of their planes, their men and then having the nerve to call a cease fire? I believe after the three hours are up **GULP** farewell Georgia. Let's hope not!

*Staff Edit - Fixed link to retain proper page formatting.*

[edit on 8/8/08 by niteboy82]

reply to post by RenegadePsycho


Can you please link too the ARTICLE and not the news source?

edit: Here is the link:


Georgian leader says Russian tanks enter Georgia


[edit on 8/8/08 by absente]

Originally posted by absente
reply to post by RenegadePsycho

 

Can you please link too the ARTICLE and not the news source?

As I said it was BREAKING NEWS and no information was available at the time.

www.reuters.com...

Theres the newly added article

Wow this picked up real fast. I heard a little bit about all this yesterday and then bam this morning a bunch of stuff happened with Russia. This is going to be an interesting day.

reply to post by ParanormalShiver


Like the 8th August of 1988p, this day (2008) will be associated with violence.

few days ago i read a thread about 08-08-08.....looks like something big is going down.

weird huh..

reply to post by absente


I have not followed the number thing for today due to a lot of that stuff just irks me. This one has peeked my interests though, let's see what else happens today.

Originally posted by ParanormalShiver
reply to post by absente

 

I have not followed the number thing for today due to a lot of that stuff just irks me. This one has peeked my interests though, let's see what else happens today.

Off topic, but a train crashed into a fallen bridge in Czech Republic killing/injuring 100 people. I don't think 8 is such a lucky number no more.

No links; just read them on the ticker.

Sky News: APP says The Georgian President has said Tblisi and Moscow will be in a state of war if reports of tanks entering South Ossetia are true.

Sky News: Russian Peacekeeping commander says capital "almost totally destroyed".

[edit on 8/8/2008 by Muppetus Galacticus]

Originally posted by RenegadePsycho
Off topic, but a train crashed into a fallen bridge in Czech Republic killing/injuring 100 people. I don't think 8 is such a lucky number no more.

Very sad news

The aircraft were shot down over Georgian territory. The Sky News ticker reported before, in order::

Russian planes bomb parts of Georgia
Russian President denies bombing of Georgia
Georgian official says Georgian forces have shot down 2 Russian aircraft.

UPDATE::
Russian Aircraft have bombed a military airbase on the border of Georgian capital Tbilsi. - Reuters

Im getting all this off of Sky News ticker as I have nothing to do so I shall keep all of those away from a TV informed.

[edit on 8-8-2008 by RenegadePsycho]

Two war planes down? Thats how you do it, they bomb, you shoot them down.

Russia thought it could throw its weight around, well, now they know there are penalties for doing so.

Russians have been bullying far to many former communist states of late, time for some STFU I feel.

GO GEORGIA!

more bad news:

Bus crash in Texas kills at least 12 - source

Originally posted by absente
more bad news:

Bus crash in Texas kills at least 12 - source

My word. What a horrible day. Perhaps the number of the beast was 888. Theres far more horrible actions to come today i believe, you can even quote me on that.

Originally posted by Dan Tanna

Russians have been bullying far to many former communist states of late, time for some STFU I feel.

GO GEORGIA!

To be fair though, the US / NATO (US influence) have been ringing Russia with bases since the soviet breakup. The Russian actions are simply reactions to moves made by the US and NATO.

Here I was watching the Olympic opening ceremony in surround sound thinking everything was fine..

It certainly isn't.

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