Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev hailed his country’s victory in its war with Georgia a year ago, saying it showed the nation’s strength and boosted its role in the world.

A CAR exploded outside the Russian military’s headquarters in South Ossetia yesterday, killing six people and wounding four, the government of the Moscow-backed separatist region in Georgia said.

A car exploded outside the Russian military’s headquarters in South Ossetia today, killing seven people and wounding three, the government of the Moscow-backed separatist region said.

The breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia intends to become part of Russia, news agencies reported today.

The capital of Georgia’s separatist region of South Ossetia came under heavy fire early today, just hours after Georgia’s president declared a unilateral ceasefire.