At the beginning of the aggression against Tskhinval Ukraine supplied Georgia anti-aircraft missile systems " Buk ", said the head of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov on the seventh day of the anniversary of the events of August 2008.
"7 years ago Georgia wanted to turn on the whole of South Ossetia. She was thoroughly prepared for war, ongoing teachings and providing his army with various weapons, anti-aircraft missile systems " Buk ", which is the basis of his calculations were supplied to Georgia by Ukraine, " - said Tibilov news Agency. The Manager said that the whole month of July 2008 the Georgians provoked the South Ossetian side, raking position Ossetians tried to cause return fire and thereby obtain a pretext for war, but Russian peacekeepers and militias expressed utmost restraint "." Georgia attacked the sleeping Tskhinval, and the result of illegal adventure Saakashvili has led to thousands of dead and wounded, the terrible destruction, " he recalled. On the night of Seven on August 8, Georgia committed an armed attack on South Ossetia. Russia came to the defense of the peaceful inhabitants and its peacekeepers, which ensured peace in the area since 1992. In the end, the five-day war lost their lives over a thousand people, of which 72 are Russian Soldiers. On August 26, 2008 Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia.
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