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Article: 1st LD: Russian troops take control of South Ossetian capital
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- August 9, 2008
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1st LD: Russian troops take control of South Ossetian capital
MOSCOW, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Russian army on Saturday took full
control of the capital of Georgia's breakaway region of South
Ossetia from Georgian forces, Russian news agencies quoted the head
of the Russian ground forces as saying.
"Tactical groups have completely liberated Tskhinvali (capital of
South Ossetia) from the Georgian military," General Vladimir
Boldyrev was quoted as saying by the agencies.
Earlier in the day, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that
the country's troops have started a military operation in South
Ossetia to force Georgian troops to cease fire.
The Russian army will further push Georgian ...