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The group of the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of Russia has gathered almost five thousand material evidences of Georgia's attacks on South Ossetia, head of the ICPO Alexander Bastrykin told journalists today.

China has stated that "it is concerned" with the force opposition of Russia and Georgia. In this opinion, the country supports representatives of international European and North-Atlantic structures.

The countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) find it a must for Russia to observe the principles of territorial integrity of Georgia. However, these countries have approved as a whole Russia's peacekeeping efforts in South Ossetia, but noted that they are concerned with the latest events in the region.

Yesterday, on August 27, the court in Krasnodar Territory sentenced journalist Sergey Rozhkov under part 1, Article 318, of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, to 3.5 years of freedom restriction at a colony-settlement for "use of violence against a power representative."

Today, the Yasamal District Court of Baku, Azerbaijan, presided by Judge Khagani Tagiev, finalized the litigation on the suit of journalist Agil Halil of the "Azadlyg" (Freedom) newspaper to Ali Guliev, inspector of the Investigatory Department for Grave Crimes of the State Office of Public Prosecutor and TV Channels AzTV, Lider, Space and ATV.

Tonight, the parliament of Georgia has voted for break of diplomatic relations with Russia and confirmed the status of Russian troops in the territory of the country as "occupational". The decision to convoke an emergency session of the parliament was made in the context of recognition by Russian leadership of Abkhazia's and South Ossetia's independence.

In the near future, Belarus will declare its support of Abkhazia's and South Ossetia's independence, said today Vasily Dolgolev, ambassador of Belarus to Russia.

Today, the Supreme Court of Russia has upheld the guilty verdict to Sergey Arakcheev and Evgeniy Khudyakov, former officers of internal troops, sentenced to 15 and 17 years of imprisonment accordingly for execution of peaceful residents in Chechnya.

Maxim Mirzabalaev, inspector for especially important cases of the Investigatory Department of the Investigatory Committee under the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of Russia for Dagestan has passed a statement to appoint forensic psychological examination of Nadira Isaeva, editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" (Blueprint) weekly.

Sergey Gaidukevich, a deputy of the Belarusian Parliament and the leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Belarus, has stated that Belarus should follow Russia and recognize Abkhazia's and South Ossetia's independence, as the "Interfax" Agency reports. Apart from the LDPB leader, in Belarus, Russia's position on Abkhazia's and South Ossetia's independence was supported by other pro-governmental deputies.

At night of August 27, in the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya, Sunzha District of Ingushetia, unknown criminals shot dead a father and his daughter. The assassination this family has become the third resonant criminal incident in Ingushetia within the last 24 hours.

Eduard Shevardnadze has condemned Russia's recognition of South Ossetia's and Abkhazia's independence, having stated that the territorial problems of Georgia should be solved only under mediation of the world community, and not exclusively by Russia, as it happens now.

Today, two Russian fighting boats "Ivanovets" and "Molniya" have moored in the seaport of Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia. In parallel, the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation has started its mission of tracing the escalation of the NATO's Naval Force grouping in the Black Sea.

Georgia will recall almost all its diplomats from Moscow and leave only two persons at the Embassy, Ekaterina Tkeshelashvili, head of Georgian MFA, said today.

In their today's joint statement, the NATO members-states have confirmed their condemnation of Russia's decision to recognize Abkhazia's and South Ossetia's independence and addressed Russia with a demand to revise it, the Reuters reports.