Russia confronts Georgia in South Ossetia
Heavy fighting is taking place in the southern Caucasus after Russia responded to clashes between Georgian forces and separatists in South Ossetia.
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will declare martial law in a few hours time, the secretary of Georgia’s Security Council has said.
Background: South Ossetia
Conflict between Georgia and an increasingly assertive Russia has long been in the making and there is no certainty it will end quickly despite the enormous disparity of their forces
Russian aircraft have attacked a number of Georgian targets, including the Vaziani military airbase outside Tbilisi, and Moscow has since moved over 150 tanks and armoured vehicles into South Ossetia.
About 140 buses carrying refugees from South Ossetia have arrived in the adjacent Russian region of North Ossetia, with many more refugees expected to arrive on Saturday.
A senior Russian military commander confirmed that parts of Russia’s 58th army are now on the outskirts of Tskhinvali, capital of the disputed territory.
Tskhinvali saw sustained clashes overnight as Georgia surrounded and shelled the city - leaving at least 15 civilians dead. Rebel leaders claim the actual civilian death toll is far higher.
The commander of Russian peacekeeping forces in the region said Tskhinvali has been ‘almost totally destroyed’ in the attack. It is understood at least 10 Russian troops were killed in the overnight barrage.
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