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Tskhinvali

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Tskhinvali [ˈtskɪnˌvɑːlɪ]
n
(Placename) the Georgian name for South Ossetia


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In the mission's view, it was Georgia which triggered off the war when it attacked Tskhinvali (in South Ossetia) with heavy artillery on the night of 7 to 8 August, 2008," the head of the fact-finding mission said.
Naturally the man who ordered the Georgian invasion of South Ossetia, president Mikheil Saakashvili, denies the war crimes accusations, meanwhile concedes Georgia's attack on Tskhinvali was "wrong on several levels", but feels that discussion of its war crimes is "not terribly useful".
The head of Russian peacekeeping troops in the South Ossetia area, General Marat Kulakhmetov, made the announcement at their base in the regional capital, Tskhinvali.
 
 
 
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