"In fact, as the young men moved in, the Russian military was pushing Georgian forces out of the city. Instead of Georgian troops, they attracted the attention of a group of South Ossetian soldiers.
"They asked what we wanted," Monasalidze said. "I said, 'I'm Georgian and this is our land; we want Tskhinvali."' They were immediately bundled into a vehicle, taken to police headquarters and shut into a cell."
На вопрос осетин, кто они такие и чего им тут надо, они ответили, что грузины, и им нужен Цхинвал, так как это их земля. За такое в боевой горячке их могли и на месте положить.
