21.  Ardzinba said Georgian forces were preparing to invade his breakaway Black Sea region, and that Abkhazian forces would respond immediately to any threat of force.

22.  Ardzinba said Georgian forces were preparing to storm his breakaway region, and that Abkhazian forces would respond immediately to any threat of force.

23.  The poorly-equipped Georgian forces will also receive US military equipment, including uniforms, small arms and ammunition and communications gear.

24.  US military instructors on Sunday embark on a training mission of Georgian forces as Washington expands its war on terrorism, US embassy and Georgian defense ministry officials said.

25.  Meanwhile, ITAR-TASS news agency said Russian border guards had replaced Georgian forces on the Georgia-Chechnya border.

26.  Russian troops are in both regions as peacekeepers, separating the separatists from Georgian forces.

27.  Russian troops have been used as a buffer force between Georgian forces and separatist Abkhazian troops.

28.  Separatists in the western region of Abkhazia have charged that the US deployment could also presage an attack by Georgian forces on their breakaway republic.

29.  The agency quoted Abkhazian officials as saying that Georgian forces attacked the post in the Gali region with automatic weapons before making off with the two soldiers.

30.  The deputy minister did not exclude the possibility that the British military could take part in a mission by the United States to train Georgian forces in counter-terrorism.