National flags lowered at parliament buildings of Tbilisi and Kutaisi

National flags were simultaneously lowered at the parliament buildings of Tbilisi and Kutaisi today morning with regard to the 9th anniversary of the August 2008 war. 

9 years have passed since the Russia-Georgia war. 228 civilians, 170 military officers and 14 police officers died, while 1747 people were wounded in the war. Almost 150 thousand people were forced to leave their homes, 30,000 of which still remain as IDPs. 5 soldiers also went missing. 

Intensive bombing of Georgian villages of the Tskhinvali region began at the end of July 2008. On 8 August Georgian armed forces got involved in a conflict with separatists and the Russian army.