Russia, Moscow, 20 August/ Trend , R. Agayev/ A case has been filed into the fact of murder of peacekeepers and civilians and genocide in the conflict zone in South Ossetia, Boris Salmaksov, deputy chairman of the investigation committee of the Prosecutor's Office said in a press conference.
Facts of vandalism such as destruction of historical monuments and burial places have also taken place, he added.
At the night of 8 August, large-scale military operations were launched in the self-declared South Ossetia republic. The Georgian troops entered Tskhinvali. Later the Russian troops entered the city and drove the Georgian forces back to the Georgian territory.
On 12 August, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced that he has decided to end operations to compel Georgia to peace.