the rest of the paragraph with your quote:

"According to the South Ossetian Interior Ministry, on August 7 Georgia started ground fire and shelling of the South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali from the village of Nikozi. Then, according to Tskhinvali, the shelling and shooting at the South Ossetian village of Khetagurovo was started from the Georgian village of Avnevi. About 10 people were killed and another 50 received various wounds. The Georgian media, however, reported that the South Ossetian side had been shelling the Georgian villages of Avnevi and Nuli for three hours."

So one side votes itself to be innocent, and you are willing to accpt it because.... Why? The Russians have since lied about withdrawal from Georgia, and are presently still advancing in Georgia dispite the statement that they are not.