The Russian-Georgian war began on August 8. On August 8, the Russian army entered, when the then Russian president made a corresponding statement. What happened on August 7 was that the Saakashvili regime bombed Tskhinvali, - Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told journalists in Mukhatgverdi.

According to Kobakhidze, after that, Saakashvili signed a resolution, which indicated that the conflict entered the phase of large-scale hostilities precisely after the fact, "when the bloody regime of Saakashvili bombed Tskhinvali."

"The Russia-Georgia war began on August 8. The Russian army entered on August 8, when the then Russian president made a corresponding statement. What happened on August 7 was that the Saakashvili regime bombed Tskhinvali and then signed a resolution, which indicated that the conflict entered the phase of large-scale hostilities precisely after this fact, when Saakashvili's bloody regime bombed Tskhinvali," the Prime Minister said.