-- Posted by goodheart4ever at 11:34 am on Aug. 8, 2008 It is really a big figure but could be overestimation, Israeli offensive on Lebanon lasted 33 days with more than 15000 sorties and artillerys firing almost non stopping and it killed about 1200 Source :- RIA Novosti MOSCOW, August 8 (RIA Novosti) - Over 1,000 civilians have been killed as the result of an attack by Georgia on the capital of its breakaway republic of South Ossetia, the North Ossetian nationalities minister said Friday. "According to the South Ossetian information and press committee, the number of fatalities is estimated, according to preliminary information, at over 1,000," Teimuraz Kasayev said. North Ossetia is part of Russia. Georgia launched a major offensive early Friday morning using tanks, combat aircraft, heavy artillery and infantry. Earlier Colonel Igor Konashenkov, an aide to the commander of the Russian Ground Forces, said about 10 Russian peacekeepers were killed and 30 wounded in the conflict zone. The Russian Transportation Ministry's press service said Friday that Moscow would cut air links with Tbilisi. Georgian military forces have begun retreating from the capital, Tskhinvali, the South Ossetian information and press committee said. "Using grenade launchers [South] Ossetian local defense forces are destroying Georgian tanks. According to eyewitnesses they [the tanks] are on fire throughout the city," the committee said in a statement. The statement also said that most of the city had been devastated by the Georgian military attack, which left the hospital destroyed and the republic's university on fire -- Posted by Latin Muscle at 11:35 am on Aug. 8, 2008 Read: http://www.golivewire.com/forums/peer-yatbnai-support-a.html I hope the U.S  does not anger Russia. I don't want a COLD WAR   -- Posted by byebyebeautyful at 11:36 am on Aug. 8, 2008 damn, seriously i hope this doesnt start anything big. why is russia attacking georgia anyways? -- Posted by Rodiggidy at 11:37 am on Aug. 8, 2008 what does the US even have to do with this article latin muscle? -- Posted by goodheart4ever at 11:41 am on Aug. 8, 2008 Read: http://www.golivewire.com/forums/peer-yatbnai-support-a.html I hope the U.S  does not anger Russia. I don't want a COLD WAR Don't worry because cold war doesn't lead to anything because both sides knows that mutual destruction is the result of any possible war. what does the US even have to do with this article latin muscle? Because US have a big history of helping it allies militarily indirectly by military assistances. -- Posted by Rodiggidy at 11:43 am on Aug. 8, 2008 i don't think we can afford to get into this one -- Posted by Assaultrifle at 3:47 pm on Aug. 8, 2008 I believe that Russia is justified in sending troops into Georgia and we should stay out of this since it doesn't concern us whatsoever. -- Posted by Hosko at 4:45 pm on Aug. 8, 2008 I think its an over-estimation, other sources say under 500, the BBC is backing the 1000+ figure on their front page currently though, must be from a legit source? -- Posted by QuietRevolution at 5:01 pm on Aug. 8, 2008 The real figure will be loads under 1000 just Russia trying to play the good guy -- Posted by umbinc at 3:28 am on Aug. 9, 2008 Quote: from byebyebeautyful at 10:36 pm on Aug. 8, 2008 damn, seriously i hope this doesnt start anything big. why is russia attacking georgia anyways? It's all about South Ossetia. They want to be independent (now they are part of Georgia). Georgia doesn't want it to be independent. And Russia helps South Ossetia. It's all quite simple. The situation reminds me of first "Splinter Cell" somehow... =( -- Posted by raymond08 at 6:47 am on Aug. 9, 2008 its the start of the thrid world war run ahhhhhhh -- Posted by umbinc at 10:09 am on Aug. 9, 2008 Hope not. I want to play gta4 on pc before world ends. =)