Friday, August 8, 2008

12 Russian peacekeepers dead, 50 wounded in S-Ossetia

MOSOW, August 8 (Itar-Tass) -- Twelve Russian peacekeepers died and 50 were injured in South Ossetia, Russian Army Assistant Commander Col. Igor Konashenkov told Itar-Tass with the reference to updated information.

“Two servicemen died because of the impossibility to take them to North Ossetia and give skilled medical aid, in addition to the ten previous deaths,” he said.

In his words, about 50 Russian peacekeepers were injured in Georgian gunfire.

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