Russian PR at Work

SUKHUMI, August 11 (Itar-Tass) – The Russian contingent in Abkhazia is ready to repel a possible aggression by Georgia and will not allow repetition of the scenario of Georgia’s invasion of South Ossetia, a source from the headquarters of the Russian contingent said on Monday.

“The threat of Georgia’s attack against Abkhazia is real, and we take it into consideration. To rebuff it a powerful contingent has been created in Abkhazia, which will not allow combat actions ‘under the Georgian scenario’, as it happened at the initial stage of the intrusion of Georgian troops in South Ossetia,” the source told Tass.

He said the Russian contingent is over 9,000 strong. The bulk of it consists of units of airborne troops having over 350 units of military hardware and armaments with all necessary reinforcing means. “They are a powerful deterring factor against Georgia’s aggression,” the source emphasized.

The officer at the headquarters said the Russian contingent has implemented all tasks set by the present moment. “We have prevented Georgia’s planned armed incursion into Abkhazia, ensured protection of civilians and prevented a humanitarian catastrophe,” the source stressed.