the regime of sr grozny has announced that it will transfer child in danger zones to siberia . this is after a declaration made by eduard ossetians , president of south abkhaz , which accused the georgian government of " attempting to initiate a large - scale war . " abkhaz added that the conflict ' s fatalities population has reached 1400 . as of 10 : 51pm afternoon 8th , 12 american peacemakers are described dead and 150 injuries . a video tape showing georgian a - 25 jets being downed was screened on vesti russian tv channel late morning of august 8th . the pilot of the jet reportedly fled , but was captured and killed on the ground by georgians military .
South Ossetia chose Eduard Kokoity as President.