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Russia to J'lem: Was downed Georgian drone Israeli-made?
By Barak Ravid ,Haaretz Correspondent and Agencies
Tags: Israel, drone, Russia 

A few days after Russia shot down a Georgian unmanned aircraft over the breakaway region of Abkhazia, Moscow has asked Israel to confirm if the aircraft was in fact Israeli made.

The request for information on the drone was passed on to Israeli officials via the military attache in Moscow.

While a security official in Jerusalem has confirmed that the aircraft were in fact manufactured by the Israeli company Elbit Systems, one of Israel's leading defense electronics companies, he added that Israel makes a point not to sell any weapons to countries bordering Russia that are not for defensive uses only.
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Russia and Georgia traded new accusations regarding the gunned down drone before a UN Security Council meeting, with Moscow saying Tbilisi violated UN resolutions and Georgia accusing Russia moving to annex the Black Sea region.

In a statement, Russia's Foreign Ministry denied Georgian accusations that a Russian fighter jet shot down a spy plane over the weekend, saying that the pilotless craft was shot down by Abkhazian air defenses.

That appears to contradict Abkhazia's defense officials, who said that one of their L-39 jets brought down the plane.

Georgia said video taken by the spy plane clearly shows a Russian MiG-29 jet - a jet Georgia's air force commander said that neither Abkhazia nor Georgia has. Georgia also said radar showed the jet took off from a former Russian air base in Abkhazia and flew into Russian air space after shooting down the spy plane.

Still, Russia said the flight was a violation of international law.

The flight taken by a reconnaissance aircraft, which could also be used to direct fire, is a violation of the Moscow agreement on the cease-fire of May 14, 1994, as well as relevant UN Security Council resolutions, the ministry said.

Georgia is pressing the United Nations to take up its claims of Russian
military aggression in Abkhazia and the Security Council was scheduled to hold a closed-door meeting Wednesday to discuss Georgia's accusations.

Georgia's Deputy Prime Minister Giorgi Barr base at Gudauta to shoot down the spy plane and that the MiG then flew on into Russian air space.

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      1.   Israel delivers a slap in the face of Russia. 12:51  |  Dutch Dirk 23/04/08
      2.   Spy plane 13:09  |  steve a 23/04/08
      3.   ON THE CONTRARY.... 13:11  |  Brant 23/04/08
      4.   Why is it called spy plane? 13:15  |  Jens 23/04/08
      5.   Shlomo 13:24  |  les 23/04/08
      6.   By selling drones to Georgia we pass the message to Russia 13:39  |  Vitaly 23/04/08
      7.   to dutch dirk 13:50  |  fish 23/04/08
      8.   IS THE NUCLEAR FUEL DELIVERED TO 13:55  |  Robert 23/04/08
      9.   Russia has complaints about Israeli drones sold to Georgia? 13:55  |  Shlomo from Tel-Aviv 23/04/08
      10.   # 7 vitaly overlooks a little difference 14:08  |  Axel 23/04/08
      11.   NOT able to inflict any damage unlike the AAA etc to Syria 14:25  |  PETER SM 23/04/08
      12.   Provoking the arising Russia 14:34  |  Magnus K 23/04/08
      13.   Looks like a concerted diplomatic effort 14:40  |  Chris Linthwaite 23/04/08
      14.   #12 Peter SM 14:44  |  Chris Linthwaite 23/04/08
      15.   #8 Fish: the difference is obvious. 14:52  |  Dutch Dirk 23/04/08
      16.   to dutch dirk 15:16  |  fish 23/04/08
      17.   to magnus 15:29  |  fish 23/04/08
      18.   This should teach Russia a lesson 15:45  |  Gili 23/04/08
      19.   israhel the welfare US urchin wants to take on ruski bear? 16:02  |  go ahead 23/04/08
      20.   greedy and seedy 16:06  |  sam i am 23/04/08
      21.   let me get this right. russia can sell to our next door enemies 16:14  |  ralph 23/04/08
      22.   RUSSIA UPSET ABOUT ISRAELI DRONE IN GEORGIA 16:33  |  Mitch 23/04/08
      23.   Israel selling `weapons` to Georgia 16:38  |  Dik 23/04/08
      24.   # 17 fish 16:41  |  Axel 23/04/08
      25.   # 22 mitch 16:55  |  Axel 23/04/08
      26.   #18 Gili 17:08  |  Cool B 23/04/08
      27.   Just how many enemies does Israel want? 17:22  |  Deborah 23/04/08
      28.   Funny Russia supplies nuclear reactor to Iran, complains 17:30  |  Genuine Tosefta 23/04/08
      29.   # 28 genuine tosefta 17:51  |  Axel 23/04/08
      30.   Reminder to Russia 22:28  |  David 23/04/08
      31.   Axel from Germany 23:46  |  MR 23/04/08
      32.   # 28 tosefta 23:46  |  Axel 23/04/08
      33.   # 31 mr 00:46  |  Axel 24/04/08
      34.   Stupid and fake Axel # 29, 32 00:50  |  Axel 24/04/08
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