Avnevi

Interview place,date: Aug 17, 2008 2:10 PM
Interviewer organization:vollunteer journalist
Respondent:man
Story code:0061
First, Osetians attacked Avnevi and Luvri. They killed people and destroyed villages, later our army came over and started shooting them back, and the battle started, what else could our troops do in this case? I don't remember the exact date; I think it was 6th or 7th of August.
I was watching from my balcony, I saw the airplane bombing the village. Several houses were destroyed above my brother's house; six people were killed instantly in that area…
My villagers are all my friends and relatives.
Later our people started shooting back and the battle started… that's all I can say…
Later Russian airplanes flew in and bombed us and chased us. Now they came down to Gori.
Only old people stayed in the village but who knows if they are still alive.
My neighbors stayed there; Ksenia Maisuradze is there, Nodar Beruashvili is still there; my brother-in-law, 32-33 years old Mishiko Taboshvili is missing as well…