Russia joins missile investigation

15 Aug, 2007 11:19 / Updated 17 years ago

Russia is sending a group of experts to Georgia to conduct a joint investigation into the recent missile incident.

The group includes top Russian Air Force officials as well as representatives of the Foreign Ministry. Georgia claims two Russian Su-24 planes entered the country's airspace on August 6 and fired a missile on its territory which did not explode. Russia has repeatedly denied any involvement in the incident.