Georgian MFA: “Russia threatens Georgia”
Georgia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has accused Moscow of "blatant threats."
This came after Russia deploy its helicopter regiment of airborne forces on the Russian-Georgian border, near the Russian city of Novorossiysk.
On March 1 the media released a statement from Navy Commander Vladimir Shamanov about the creation of the first helicopter regiment and its placement in Novorossiysk, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia said.
Shamanov justified this decision by fact that "the situation in Abkhazia and South Ossetia is often complicated and tension in relations with Georgia is growing. There are problems in the North Caucasus.
Probably whilst there, we will start the practical use of helicopters in the course of combat training.
We must also take into account that the Russian Federation has previously placed a set of operational-tactical missiles, Point U and artillery battalions, armed with rocket systems Tornado in the occupied territories of Georgia, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.
