Tag Archives: RFE/RL Georgian news service

Tank rounds, fighter-bomber ordnance and artillery shells are supposed to be used on concentrations of enemy soldiers, but the Russians have long preferred to loose them on civilians, as well. This slide show from RFE/RL Georgian News Service shows a burning apartment building in Gori from several angles, and also an interview with one of the tenants who says many were killed. It’s Chechnya all over again. The purpose seems to be to terrify the population and, possibly, demoralize the Georgian troops who must fear for their families as they fight the bear.