Saturday, August 16, 2008

100 Georgian armoured vehicles seized in South Ossetia: Russia

100 Georgian armoured vehicles seized in South Ossetia: Russia (NSI News Source Info) MOSCOW - August 16 2008: Russia's army has seized 100 Georgian armoured vehicles, including 65 tanks and five ground-to-air missile launchers, in operations near South Ossetia, Russian news agencies reported on Saturday.The military materiel also included 15 light armoured vehicles, said Colonel Igor Konashenkov, of the Russian infantry staff.For the most part, the armoured vehicles had been manufactured in Ukraine, he said, adding that an unspecified number of US-made troop transporters had also been found. D-30 cannons and Czech-manufactured artillery systems also featured on the list of materiel which the Russian army said it had recovered.

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