Meanings of russian peacekeeping in English

A joint Georgian- Russian peacekeeping force polices the shaky truce in the region.

Konashenkov said three members of the Russian peacekeeping units had been killed overnight, bringing total losses to 15.

The plan calls for the withdrawal of Moscow's forces but allows limited Russian peacekeeping patrols until outside observers arrive.

A joint Georgian- Russian peacekeeping force polices the shaky truce in the region, where bouts of violence are not unusual.

Two members of the Georgian security forces were wounded and some firing came from near Russian peacekeeping posts, he said.

Georgia said today it had released four Russian peacekeeping troops it detained yesterday on suspicion of transporting weapons without proper documents.

The Russian military strongly denied any incursion, saying "there are no Russian peacekeeping units or forces supporting them in Gori".

Marat Kulakhmetov, commander of Russian peacekeeping forces in the Georgia-South Ossetia conflict zone, said the pullout would be completed in daylight hours.

Interfax quoted the head of the Russian peacekeeping force in Abkhazia, Sergei Chaban, as saying that the ultimatum had expired at 0600 GMT.

He said there were 2,552 Russian peacekeeping troops there, and that some of the local population openly supported them.

A Reuters correspondent witnessed Marat Kulakhmetov, commander of Russian peacekeeping forces in the Georgia-South Ossetia conflict zone, cursing the pair as they were marched past.

The agency quoted a spokesman for Russian peacekeeping forces as saying a Su-25 fighter jet and a TU-22 bomber had been shot down.