Pilots of the two Russian millitary jets crushed by the Georgian forces near Gori pursue their medical treatement in the prison hospital. As doctors declare their lifes are no longer under threat, though asserted the need of months long medical treatement as they have serious injuries on backbone. Viacheslav Malkov and Igor Zinov could figure out how they catapulted and were arrested by Georgian police. The chief doctor of the hospital Davit Asatiani declared that the patients will go on the full scale medical treatement till their final recovery.
Batu Qutelia, vice minister of defence, declared that Georgian side is ready for exchange of the war prisoners, although he mentioned that the Russian side has not sent the list of prisoners yet. The main principle was also stressed by Qutelia - all in all - as the official stance of the government of Georgia.