Secretary of the Security Council of Georgia: Russian forces Gorie has

Secretary of the Georgian National Security Agency Alexander Lomaya told Reuters by telephone that Russian troops captured the Georgian city of Gori, located 60 kilometers from Tbilisi.

Meanwhile, Reuters correspondent reported that Lomaya statements are untrue: "We are now going through the city and do not see any troops at all. The streets are absolutely empty."

Polish Deputy Foreign Ministry dismissed

On Monday the resignation was sent Deputy Foreign Minister Witold Vaschikovsky, who was also head of the Polish group in negotiations with Washington on the possible deployment of U.S. missile defense system in Poland.

"I signed a statement of resignation Vaschikovskogo, which was filed on me many days ago, Foreign Minister Radoslav Sikorski, - Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland. -- We are not satisfied with the way he conducted the negotiations, especially at the final stage. Today and tomorrow I will wait that officials, especially working in the field of national security, will be loyal to the government and the government. Not all pass this test ".

It is reported "Interfax".

Two Georgian helicopters destroyed in the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

Force Aviation grouping of Russian troops destroyed two helicopters Georgian in the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, said assistant group commander Alexander Novitsky.

"At the airstrip Georgian airbase Senaki destroyed two helicopters: Mi-8 and Mi-24 belonging to the Air Force of Georgia", - said Novitsky, transfers "Interfax".

NATO has agreed to hold emergency meeting

NATO commended at the request of Russia on Tuesday to hold urgent meeting of the NATO-Russia Council on the situation in South Ossetia.

This officer told the Russian permanent mission at the North Atlantic alliance.

"NATO has agreed to our request to hold emergency meeting of the NATO-Russia Council in Brussels", - told RIA "Novosti" interlocutor.

As it became known meeting will be held following the NATO-Russia Council at the ambassadorial level with the Foreign Minister of Georgia.

French FM arriving in Vladikavkaz

Minister of Foreign Affairs of France in Vladikavkaz arriving by plane from Tbilisi on Monday evening. This chapter MOE told Russia Sergey Shoygu.

"Of Tbilisi arrive board - French Foreign Minister, a delegation of 11 people", - Shoygu said during a telephone conference on Monday in Vladikavkaz.

According to him, they plan to visit the temporary accommodation of refugees. "Want to see the refugees", - said MOE, transfers "Interfax".

Roth battalions "West" and "Vostok" sent to South Ossetia

Two battalions company "West" and "East", permanently deployed in Chechnya, are in the armed forces assigned to mirotovtsam.

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This Defense Ministry representative told RIA "Novosti".

As we wrote newspaper VIEW, Georgian forces continue to shell the neighborhood Tskhinvali from artillery shells and used aircraft, despite Tbilisi declaration of a ceasefire in the territory of South Ossetia.

Georgian helicopters bomb neighborhood Tskhinvali

Georgia Aviation strikes at Tskhinvali, said on Monday the commander of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, Major-General Marat Kulahmetov.

"At present, in various parts of the city heard tears missiles and shells. City artillery shelled as well as the Georgian aviation ", - said Kulahmetov" Interfax ".

According to him, during Monday Georgian troops periodically fired on Tskhinvali from artillery shells, mortars and grenade launchers. "Georgian side has repeatedly applied aviation", - said the commander of the peacekeepers, noting that the Georgian military actions run counter to the statement made by Tbilisi for a ceasefire in the territory of South Ossetia.

According to Reuters, over the bombing of a place of dark smoke rise clubs.

For what purposes it is marked air, did not specify.