Russia has declared war -
TBILISI, Georgia (CNN) -- Russian forces launched an air strike against a military airfield near the Tbilisi International Airport early Sunday, despite international calls for Russia to stand down from the escalating conflict, Georgian officials told CNN.
A burning apartment building, damaged by a Russian air strike, in the northern Georgian town of Gori.
The attack near the Georgian capital city came after a day of intense fighting in the former Soviet republic, with dozens of Russian warplanes bombing civilian and military targets in Georgia on Saturday.
As many as 2,000 people had been killed in the capital of separatist Georgian province South Ossetia, according to a Russian ambassador.
CNN could not independently confirm any death tolls, which varied greatly depending on the source.
Alexander Lomaia, secretary of Georgia's National Security Council, said dozens of Georgian troops had lost their lives.
The situation in South Ossetia escalated rapidly from Thursday night, when Georgia said it launched an operation into the region after its unilateral cease-fire was met with artillery fire from separatists that killed 10 people, including peacekeepers and civilians. It accused Russia of backing the separatists.
Russian tanks began rolling into Georgia on Thursday night.
President George Bush, speaking from Beijing where he is attending the Olympic Games, called for an immediate halt to the violence, a stand-down by all troops and an end to the Russian bombings. He urged the sides to return to "the status quo of August the 6th." Video Watch Bush call for end to violence »
A White House spokesman said Bush spoke to Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and Russian President Medvedev on Saturday.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who spoke to Putin at the Olympic opening ceremonies, also called for both sides to stand down and for "the full respect of Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity."
The United States, the European Union, and NATO are working toward a cease-fire, and the U.N. Security Council met behind closed doors to discuss the issue Saturday.
Georgia, a pro-Western ally of the United States, is intent on asserting its authority over South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Both have strong Russian-backed separatist movements.
Inside South Ossetia, civilians have been without water, electricity and basic services for more than a day, said Maia Kardava, a Red Cross spokeswoman in Tbilisi. She said the Red Cross was unable to reach colleagues based in Tskhinvali because their phones had lost power and they were huddled in bomb shelters.
Ok, there might be something to some of the claims, but if you really want to pass a message, leave the cheesy music, religious drivel and other stupid effects off - just facts and sources where suspicious (rightfully so) watchers can check your claims. Sheesh.. Why are these tinfoil videos always darned childlish.
Piett2 3 years ago 2
lol i know what you mean about the music etc but its a free download from the site stbirgitteDOTcom .
I just shared the video :)
I did not make it or edit it in any way :)
OpeningYourEyes 3 years ago
St.Birgitta has very interesting vids but it's very hard to believe due 2 the obsurd religious rant and conspiracy in these vids...
strikashado 3 years ago
I also agree,
They give you information that really makes you think and then they completly blow it away by "god" rants about how its happening because God is doing it to us and its our own fault which totally ruins it and makes me debate the credibility of their videos
OpeningYourEyes 3 years ago
Personally im not sure what to make of the Stbirgitta stuff..
It all sounds perfectly feasable until they start the god rant and thats the reason for it which then to me completly ruins it.
One minute god is all forgiving etc then the next hes not..
And hes going to punish everyone for things they may have been tricked into without knowing??
Thats the only problem i have with these videos..
Everything is the devil according to StBirgitta. :)
OpeningYourEyes 3 years ago