Mon, 11 Aug, 2008 - 18:49
Russia invaded Georgia today sending forces beyond the two breakaway provinces it now controls.
As fighting continued outside South Ossetia, Russian armour created a second front, moving out of the western region of Abkhazia to capture a nearby town.
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CourtsGeorgiaPlace: GeorgiaPlace: South OssetiaPlace: AbkhaziaPlace: SenakiPlace: western GeorgiaPlace: Black SeaPlace: Poti, GeorgiaPlace: RussiaPlace: ZugdidiPlace: KurgaPlace: GoriPlace: TbilisiPlace: CaucasusPlace: Soviet republicPlace: IraqPlace: MoscowPlace: South OssetianPlace: TskhinvaliPlace: Tbilisi airportPlace: North OssetiaPerson: presidentPerson: Mikhail SaakashviliPerson: SaakashviliPerson: President George BushPerson: prime minister Vladimir PutinPerson: BushPerson: PutinPerson: foreign ministerPerson: Bernard KouchnerPerson: Alexander StubbPerson: GeorgiansPerson: Deputy Foreign MinisterPerson: Grigory KarasinOrganisation: RussiaOrganisation: GeorgiaOrganisation: G7Organisation: UN Security CouncilOrganisation: MoscowOrganisation: EU

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