Irakli Lagvilava
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Tbilisi authorities say the situation has worsened since the Russian-Georgian war of 2008.
Georgian minority in Abkhazia feels especially exposed now international monitor are packing their bags.
In the bullet-holed village of Khurcha, victims of August war say central government has forgotten them.
But now they must count the cost of a month-long occupation.
Tbilisi ups the ante on Russian peacekeeping presence.