Variani

Interview place, time and date:Tbilisi, Kindergarten No. 76, 15.08.08, 13:00
Respondent:woman,49years
Story code:0063
August 8, village Variani of Gori region was bombed from air (aviation attacks); additionally the shootings were conducted from various types of weapons. As the result of shelling, 15 people were wounded and 2 died, Malkhaz Bedoshvili and his son Omar Bedoshvili. During the incident several children were also wounded.
For the period of this time Georgian army was deployed in the surrounding areas of the village Variani. The overall population of Variani, including the injured, was under a shock.
My mother in law, 83 year old Margalita Maisuradze (father's name: Zakaria) could not leave the territory during the evacuation because of the age and health condition. (We have no information about her).