The village, which is located three kilometers from Tskhinvali, belonged to the Kurta community. The residents recall that the shooting began in the village from August 6, 2008. The village was also shelled from nearby mountaintops.
The village of Berula is located in the Eredvi Municipality. During the Russian-Georgian War, the village was controlled by the Georgian authorities, due to which the aggressors bombed it on August 8, and in the following days burned it…
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