Russia holds drills in occupied Tskhinvali

Russia continues conducting illegal military drills on the territory of Georgia.Photo by radiomosaic.ge.
Agenda.ge, 05 Apr 2018 - 13:50, Tbilisi,Georgia

The Russian 58th army is conducting drills in Georgia’s occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region, with the involvement of local "operative groups and divisions”, Russian and Tskhinvali media reports.

The drills which kicked off on April 2 involve 2,000 soldiers. In addition to Georgian territory, Russia uses

 a military base  located in North Ossetia for the drills.

The government of Georgia and the international community categorically condemn such illegal activities on the territory of Georgia and urge Russia to withdraw its forces from Georgia’s occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali.

Russia recognized Abkhazia and Tskhinvali as independent countries in the wake of the Russia-Georgia 2008 war. The position was only shared by Venezuela, Nicaragua and Nauru.