Abkhazia says it downed two Georgian surveillance drones

Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia shot down over its territory on Sunday two Georgian surveillance drones, an Abkhaz presidential envoy told RIA Novosti.

"The planes were flying at an altitude of 7,000 meters [23,000 feet] and were downed by our air defense system," Ruslan Kishmariya said.

Abkhazia's defense minister, Merab Kishmariya, confirmed that two planes had been shot down. He previously said that only one drone had been downed.

[coolncrazy]

Good work.:))

[Maksim]

Just curious, what are the russian people are rooting for in this conflict? What would be a good outcome for you?

[polscience]

Russia really does not need those pieces of land which are so small that they cant even be seen on the map. Russia is big enough and resourcefull enough not to need them because they are completely worthless. especially south ossetia and especially when it comes to risking thousands of lives for nothing.

The thing is that they want to take them simply because they are Georgian, Why ? because they dont want a strong state to exist where Georgia is, nomatter wether it will be pro-russian or not. It is because Georgia blocks Russias access to the Middle East and also helps to isolate their devoted and beloved ally Armenia.

They do it not because those separatist regions have any significance, but because it will help them to make the entire state weaker on the long run or at least punish for its aspirations for NATO etc. They want to make Georgia what it was in 1990s, a failed state: no normal army, no electricity, no businessses, not hotels, foreigners afraid to come, criminals governing the country and so on.

When the fortress is too strong to take from the outside, you need it to be opened from the inside, and noone and nothing can do it better than a bad situation inside the country. Russian tactics remain unchanged since the 1700s. Dont they suspect that someone might have guessed what they might be planning this time after all these years? funny. people know what Russia wants and they are hysterical.Then ask questions like "why do they need to join NATO" ?

[Robespierre]

Maksim wrote:

Just curious, what are the russian people are rooting for in this conflict? What would be a good outcome for you?

Let's see.

Saakashvilli looses patience and attacks Abkhazia.
Russian 'peace-keepers' ripost at invade Georgia, reaching Tblisi. Saakashvilli is overthrown and goes in exile in the States, where an Georgian refugee assassinates him!! Ha, ha, ha...

Abkhazia is recognised as independent as well as South Ossetia. They both join the Russian Federation after a successful referendum.

[Boris]

Abxaz has as much right to independence as Georgia.

[Krishnamurty]

The planes were shot down by Russian MIG 29 aircraft.
http://it.youtube.com/watch...

[Krishnamurty]

Here is another release:

http://it.youtube.com/watch...

[Krishnamurty]

Georgian unpiloted plane has been hit down by Russian anti aircraft forces.

NATO-Standard Radar & On-Board Video Confirm Details of Confrontation; Attack Is Latest Russian Step in "Creeping Annexation" of Abkhazia

On the morning of April 20, 2008, a Russian MIG 29 fighter aircraft blasted a Georgian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from Georgian airspace. The unarmed Georgian UAV was conducting routine surveillance above the breakaway Georgian territory of Abkhazia. Radar tracking and video transmitted from the UAV in the moments before its destruction confirm the details of the attack.

Georgian President Saakashvili said the downing of the Georgian drone, combined with Russia's April 16 decision to establish legal links with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, constituted an "unprovoked aggression against the sovereign territory of Georgia." He said the April 16 decision amounted to "legalizing the annexation of a large part of Georgia's territory."

Cat

http://it.youtube.com/watch...

[Krishnamurty]

Georgia denounces Russian 'harassment'- CNN
http://it.youtube.com/watch...

[Maksim]

Robespierre wrote:

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Let's see.
Saakashvilli looses patience and attacks Abkhazia.
Russian 'peace-keepers' ripost at invade Georgia, reaching Tblisi. Saakashvilli is overthrown and goes in exile in the States, where an Georgian refugee assassinates him!! Ha, ha, ha...
Abkhazia is recognised as independent as well as South Ossetia. They both join the Russian Federation after a successful referendum.

Those may be the intention of Kremlin... But what do Russian people get out of this? Except war..

This adds is another "non-russian" voting block adding to Russia's demographic issues..

[Canuck]

Krishnamurty wrote:

Georgian unpiloted plane has been hit down by Russian anti aircraft forces.
NATO-Standard Radar & On-Board Video Confirm Details of Confrontation; Attack Is Latest Russian Step in "Creeping Annexation" of Abkhazia
On the morning of April 20, 2008, a Russian MIG 29 fighter aircraft blasted a Georgian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from Georgian airspace. The unarmed Georgian UAV was conducting routine surveillance above the breakaway Georgian territory of Abkhazia. Radar tracking and video transmitted from the UAV in the moments before its destruction confirm the details of the attack.
Georgian President Saakashvili said the downing of the Georgian drone, combined with Russia's April 16 decision to establish legal links with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, constituted an "unprovoked aggression against the sovereign territory of Georgia." He said the April 16 decision amounted to "legalizing the annexation of a large part of Georgia's territory."
Cat
http://it.youtube.com/watch...

Priceless.....excellent shot!

[Ukrainian]

Krishnamurty wrote:

The planes were shot down by Russian MIG 29 aircraft.
http://it.youtube.com/watch...

Good on the Russians!
Good work, they just proved they have enough capabilities to handle small spy American planes supplied to Georgia.

[Russian]

Ukrainian wrote:

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Good on the Russians!
Good work, they just proved they have enough capabilities to handle small spy American planes supplied to Georgia.

Putin a psychopath who will bring grief to Russians through his lying and his militarism --so necessary to make up for some personal inferiority complex.

Russian despots have had a real knack for bringing tragedy to Russians--and Putin is on the same path.

If Russia wants war, it will be delivered.

[Canuck]

Russian wrote:

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Putin a psychopath who will bring grief to Russians through his lying and his militarism --so necessary to make up for some personal inferiority complex.
Russian despots have had a real knack for bringing tragedy to Russians--and Putin is on the same path.
If Russia wants war, it will be delivered.

President Putin has has brought Russia from a have not country to a stable and wealthy country, which one cannot say for Ukraine, Georgia or any other pissant ex-Soviet state.
The Russian pleople are now seeing an improvement in their lives and this trend will continue.
"If Russia wants war, it will be delivered"......Who will deliver it? LOL

[Canuck]

Ukrainian wrote:

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Good on the Russians!
Good work, they just proved they have enough capabilities to handle small spy American planes supplied to Georgia.

What is a Ukrainian like you doing hiding in Australia? Shouldn't you be in the Ukraine trying to drag your beloved country out of the sh*thole that it's in?

[Krishnamurty]

Maksim wrote:

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Those may be the intention of Kremlin... But what do Russian people get out of this? Except war..
This adds is another "non-russian" voting block adding to Russia's demographic issues..

The Russian military- industrial-oligarchic- Putin-complex will benefit from this --but the average Joe --or should I say Ivan--will be left out in the cold and will have to die for Russian "glory."

[Sic]

Krishnamurty, why are u concerned by the cheap Georgian drons w/o pilots when in ur Ukria kids have to prostitite in Russia and Turkey to survive?

Flourishing of child prostitution in Ukraine

Juan Miguel Petit, the Commission's Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography reported that the flourishing of child prostitution and trafficking of children are the great problems in Ukraine.
According to UNO press-service, 10% of victims of human trafficking are children at the age of 13- 18. The half of these children is sent in neighboring countries, especially in Russia.
http://en.for-ua.com/news/2007/03/22/130101.h...

[Maksim]

Krishnamurty wrote:

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The Russian military- industrial-oligarchic- Putin-complex will benefit from this --but the average Joe --or should I say Ivan--will be left out in the cold and will have to die for Russian "glory."

That's the way I see it as well. So unless you are part of Krimlin circle, this is bad news... What drives people to support this then?

[Sic]

Maksim wrote:

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That's the way I see it as well. So unless you are part of Krimlin circle, this is bad news... What drives people to support this then?

What ppl?
Support who?

[Ukrainian]

Canuck wrote:

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What is a Ukrainian like you doing hiding in Australia? Shouldn't you be in the Ukraine trying to drag your beloved country out of the sh*thole that it's in?

I am here because it is not possible to drug Ukraine out of that sh…t organized by idiots orange revolutioners supported by idiots like Krishna from the Canadian – Ukrainian – Nazi community.