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May 19, 2009, 15:36 GMT

UN: Russia's troops, weapons violate ceasefire in Georgia proper

New York - Russia has maintained heavy military equipment and troops in areas despite a ceasefire agreement that ended its conflict with Georgia last year, the United Nations said Tuesday. 'Heavy military equipment and military personnel have remained in the UN mission's area of responsibility despite the call in resolution 1866 that provisions set out in the Moscow agreement be respected,' the UN said in a progress report on the situation in Georgia. Russia and Georgia fought a brief war in August with each side accusing the other of provoking the fight over South Ossetia, a former White Russian territory in Georgia. After the conflict ended, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, another Georgian territory, seceded and declared independence from Tbilisi. Moscow has recognized those two territories. Russia, which sent troops and war equipment to Georgia in August, has not withdrawn completely, the UN report said. It said the UN mission in Georgia has observed from February to May the presence of Russian troops and heavy equipment in the areas patrolled by UN observers in Georgia. The report said the security situation has remained 'fragile.' 'The local population, in particular in the Gali district, also remains in a precarious situation, with limitations on its freedom of movement across the ceasefire line,' the report said. 'The ceasefire region - the key foundation for the separation of forces and stabilization has continued to erode,' the report said.

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