Humanitarian Response to the 2008 South Ossetia War (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. This article documents the aid given by several countries to the people who suffered due to the 2008 South Ossetia war.On August 8, the Russian Ministry of the Emergency Situations sent a mobile hospital to North Ossetia.On August 9, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised to spend at least 10 bln rubles (approx. $420 million USD) to reconstruct the infrastructure and facilities in South Ossetia.On August 10, Russia's Emergency Situation Minister said that Russia would send a humanitarian aid convoy with 200 tons of food, 16 tons of medical supplies, six electricity generators and water filters, from Russia's North Ossetian capital of Vladikavkaz to Tskhinvali.