London, Aug. 19 : Russia has reportedly placed short range SS-21 missiles in South Ossetia, that could pose a threat to most major Georgian cities," including the capital, Tbilisi, a U. S. defense official confirmed to Fox News on Monday.
Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman was quoted as saying that: "The only forces that are permitted to remain under the cease fire agreement are the forces that were in there at the Aug. 6 time frame."
"Anything such as that, or any other military equipment that was moved in would be in violation of this cease-fire and should be removed immediately," he added.