Reply #11: Russian war ships sail for Georgia [View All]

[ohio2007]

August 10, 2008, 17:14
Russian war ships sail for Georgia

The Russian Navy has confirmed that a section of its Black Sea Fleet is en route to the Georgian coastline. The task force includes a missile cruiser. Military officials insist the operation is to help refugees and is not part of an operation to blockade Georgia.

According to a source in the Russia’s defense ministry, three assault ships were earlier sent to the same destination.

‘This is not a sea-blockade, as a blockade would mean a state of war with Georgia, while we are not in a state of war’, the source said.

Georgia’s National Security Council Secretary, Aleksandr Lomaya, earlier said that Russian ships have reached the Abkhazian port of Ochamchir.


Ukraine may bar Russia from Black Sea

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has announced that Russian ships returning from the Georgian shore may be refused permission to enter its territorial waters in the Black Sea.

The ministry says Ukraine doesn’t want to be involved in the conflict between Russia and Georgia. It underlines that the move corresponds with the international law.

Meanwhile, Moscow remains unconvinced about Ukrainian claims of neutrality.

Referring to the shooting down of a Russian Tu-22 bomber over Georgia, the Defence Ministry says the Georgian military would have needed a C-200 anti-aircraft system to carry out the attack.

According to Russia, the Georgian army did not possess such equipment before the conflict.

Only Russia and Ukraine are armed with C-200 anti-aircraft systems, which is leading Russian defence officials to suspect that Kiev may have sold the equipment to Georgia.





http://russiatoday.com/news/news/28759

Georgia did knock down four migs recently, seems to be a breakdown in somebody's aircraft countermeasures equipment or
faulty intelligence on what was on the ground ?

Russia denies imposing naval blockade on Georgia

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Earlier, Interfax news agency cited a source in the Russian naval command as saying Russian ships had moved near the Georgian coast to prevent arms and other military supplies from reaching the country.

'Our navy sailors have been assigned the task of preventing arms and other military supplies from reaching Georgia by sea,' the source was quoted by Interfax as saying.

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'A sea blockade of Georgia will also help avert an escalation of military activity in Abkhazia,' a Russian-backed separatist region of Georgia along the Black Sea coastline, Interfax quoted the source as saying.

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....warships from Russia's Black Sea fleet had arrived in the eastern Black Sea, close to Georgia, including the flagship of the fleet and three major landing craft.

'On Sunday morning the flagship missile cruiser Moskva, the destroyer Smetlivy and support ships arrived in this area,' he was quoted as saying.

The ships joined three major landing craft that had already reached the area from the Black Sea ports of Sevastopol and Novorosiysk, in Ukraine and Russia, respectively, he added.

The warships' task was 'preparedness to assist refugees,' RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

Georgia's government said Sunday that 4,000 Russian troops had landed in the port of Ochamchire in Abkhazia.


http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/August/theworld_August616.xml§ion=theworld
Yes, thats not a sea blockade...




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thats an amphibious assault ;)