Georgia shoots down another Russian drone

Georgia yesterday claimed to have shot down a Russian drone near one of its rebel regions and a key oil pipeline, as United States (US) President George W. Bush underlined support for Georgia at the United Nations. Moscow denied the Georgian claim, describing it as a “provocation.”
Georgian Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili said police had shot down the reconnaissance drone on Monday near a buffer zone around South Ossetia patrolled by Russian forces since last month’s conflict over the rebel region.
“Yesterday morning a Georgian police unit patrolling near the Baku-Supsa pipeline saw a small Russian unmanned plane, which was immediately downed.
“The drone, which was flying at an altitude of 50 metres, was shot down by our policemen with automatic weapons. It was equipped with photographic camera and a Global Positioning System (GPS),” Utiashvili said.

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