Russia/Georgia Situation News & Updates

well it is 10 30 pm there

Originally posted by jenwarnub
can someone give an update of everything thts happened its, a little confusing just reading through the thread

Russian army captures Zugdidi, Senaki, and Gori(no one is sure on that)

Georgian army reteats back to Tbilisi to fortify the capital.

Georgians troops back from Iraq...

Originally posted by asen_y2k
Have you all noticed there has been a halt in incoming news stories. Before we had a breaking news every 15 mins. Now there's a lull....is it the pause before we see....breaking:Russian army reaches Tbilisi...

You could be right there,This is the first time none of the News channels have the same news,Its all over the place,Man this is crazy.

Originally posted by jenwarnub
can someone give an update of everything thts happened its, a little confusing just reading through the thread

This is a good source: en.wikipedia.org...

reply to post by Shirakawa


I don't consider that as a good source.

Edited to explain it better.

That is only a source of old news, and even those do not have any confirmation, Wikipedia does not have any way of confirming the news any more than we have, and as this is an ongoing event and one that draws people to one side or the other the article is locked for unknown users and users with little activity on Wikipedia, but that does not mean that those users are unbiased.

[edit on 11/8/2008 by ArMaP]

Someone should probably change the title of this thread to reflect its more general news/discussion role.

HEY PEOPLE THE LIVE WEBCAM AT THE CENTER OF TBILISI HAS STOPPED UPDATING LIVE FEEDS. ITS REFRESHES WITH THE SAME IMAGE. THAT MEANS ITS GONE OFFLINE!

link-212.72.133.54:8080...

[edit on 11/8/08 by asen_y2k]

The 1st sign of trouble will be when cameras start going offline!

Pics from around Gori by Reuters




Georgian soldiers pass a destroyed Georgian armoured vehicle as they leave their position near the town of Gori some 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 11, 2008.




A minibus passes a destroyed Georgian armoured vehicle near the town of Gori some 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 11, 2008. REUTERS

those live webcams are indeed not refreshing...

I just missed something on BBC NEWS about GORI .Did anyone see it .
It look mad with fire and a lot of confusing people eveywhere.
Anyone?

The last on the ground eye witness account I've read is that Gori is abandoned and that there are no Russian forces there. The various news outlets may just be rehashing the original report of Gori being captured, which had only the Georgion interior ministry as its source. I'm not saying an occupation hasn't occured. I'm just saying that we don't know yet.

The only things definitively confirmed thus far as Zugdidi and Saneki. Georgian forces did retreat from Gori, though.

[edit on 8/11/2008 by AceWombat04]

[edit on 8/11/2008 by AceWombat04]

This cartoon pretty much sums it all up.

reply to post by asen_y2k


That was one of the reasons I did not posted the live links, now we do not know if the camera is offline or if the server can not serve all requests...

Originally posted by shermanium
those live webcams are indeed not refreshing...

That can mean that the LIVE webcams are not supplying new feeds. That only happens when the camera is physically damaged or put offline and the server keeps displaying the last image it had supplied.

Originally posted by shermanium
those live webcams are indeed not refreshing...

Probably lots of peole are tuning in to them and are overloading the feed.

reply to post by -Rugged Shark-


The destroyed vehicle is the same on both photos.

Originally posted by ArMaP
reply to post by asen_y2k

 

That was one of the reasons I did not posted the live links, now we do not know if the camera is offline or if the server can not serve all requests...

Could you please check out the other cameras in the region. Give me a sec I will check out the server of the cameras.

212.72.133.54:8080..." target='_blank' class='tabOff'/>

Is this as current an image as any of you got of that web camera ?

Originally posted by shermanium
those live webcams are indeed not refreshing...

source ( www.cnn.com... )

A U.S. military official told CNN that Russian attacks on Georgia -- including radars and communication systems -- have devastated the country's command and control system to the point where Georgian leaders may not have a clear idea of the situation on the ground.