Russian troops have pulled back from their positions outside Georgia’s breakaway province of South Ossetia but held their ground in contested areas, setting the stage for more tension between the two countries that waged war in August.

Georgian troops today pulled out of the capital of the breakaway province of South Ossetia under massive Russian shelling.

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.

Georgia claims to have proof that Russian jets violated its airspace and released a missile that landed near a house, while Russia denies the allegation.

Georgia today accused Russia of “undisguised aggression”, saying two Russian fighter jets intruded on its airspace and fired a missile that landed just feet from a house.