According to the Georgian media, forest fires in Borzhomi began on August 16, 2008, allegedly after the bombing of the Borzhomi gorge by the Russian Air Force.
As of August 22, 2008, 500 hectares of the Borjomi-Kharagauli nature reserve burnt down.
On February 2, 2009, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili , speaking to students at a school in Borjomi , said that during the Russian-Georgian war, the Georgian army hid its artillery in the Borjomi forests, "actually behind enemy lines." According to Saakashvili, this allowed her to fully preserve [1] .
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- ↑ Saakashvili called unfortunate politicians of oppositionists visiting Russia - GeorgiaTimes, 03.02.2010