Russia downed our spy plane, Georgia says

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TBILISI, Georgia -- A Russian fighter jet has shot down an unmanned Georgian spy plane as it flew over the breakaway region of Abkhazia, Georgia's air force commander said Monday.
The two countries' presidents discussed the incident by telephone Monday in what Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili termed a "difficult conversation."
"I categorically demanded that the Russian leadership without delay rescind the illegal judicial actions it has taken ... and halt aggressive attacks on Georgia," Saakashvili said.
Col. David Nairashvili, Georgia's air force commander, told The Associated Press that video footage recorded by the plane before it was shot down Sunday shows the attacking jet was Russian. The footage, which was shown to AP, shows an aircraft firing a missile in the direction of a plane. A few seconds later, the screen goes blank.
The incident occurred over Abkhazia, a region that has had de-facto independence since breaking away from the Georgian government in the 1990s.
Russia has tacitly backed Abkhazia, granting its residents passports and other support, and Moscow recently announced that it was establishing stronger ties with the region.
Nairashvili said the plane's distinctive twin-tail markings indicate it is a MiG-29, and radar shows it took off from the Abkhazian town of Gudauta, the former site of a Russian military base.
"It's a Russian aircraft. Georgia does not possess it, nor do Abkhaz separatists," he said. "It's absolutely illegal for a Russian MiG-29 to be there."
Georgia announced that it had summoned Russia's ambassador to lodge a protest.
Russian Defense Ministry officials directed all comments to a spokesman for Russia's joint chiefs of staff, Col. Alexander Drobyshevsky, who could not be immediately located for comment.
The Interfax news agency, however, quoted him as denying any involvement by Russian air force jets, saying Sunday was a day of rest for Russian pilots.
The Kremlin released a statement, saying President Vladimir Putin expressed his "bewilderment" at the fact a Georgian unmanned spy plane was flying over Abkhazia.
"This violates the letter and spirit" of the 1994 cease-fire that ended open fighting between Georgian and Abkhazia forces, and "is a destabilizing factor and escalates the tensions in Abkhazia," the Kremlin said.
Copyright 2008 Associated Press.
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[Fantome1989]

There goes Georgia's whole air force LOL!

[xerke]

like who doesn't shoot down spy planes

[vexacon]

I would shoot a spy in my backyard!

These guys are l-o-s-e-r-s!

[shadowpero]

Video Was uploaded -- Apr 22 , 2008

war started 8 aug 2008

so Who is invader now?!

Russia or Georgia?

[RetroJaysFTW]

FPSRussia Downed A Spy Plane. [+100]

[Vipersfinger]

Georgians crap.)))Lol)))

[Mindpovver]

@iliazoko

Yep one day it will be destroyed ;) Maybe in 100 years maybe in 1000 maybe in 4.000.000.000 years.. Mate FAIL MORE LMAO

[ifightforu40]

why waste missle? here's an ideal shoot THE UNARMED DRONE down with bullets more cost affective, Don't you think.