makingmusic476 on 11 August 2008
From DailyMail.co.uk:
Georgian officials tonight claimed the country had been 'overrun' by Russian troops after a full-scale ground invasion.
Amid reports that Moscow forces had taken the town of Gori - and were marching on the capital Tsblisi - Georgian soldiers appeared to be in full retreat.
Troops were apparently in complete chaos as a full-scale rout pushed them back through the countryside.
eanwhile, the civilian crisis intensified with thousands of refugees fleeing the seemingly unstoppable advance of the Russian army.
Around 9,000 soldiers and 350 tanks had been massing at a base in the border region of Abkhazia throughout the day.
But the huge force has now moved into Georgia proper, demolishing hopes of a rapid solution to an increasingly bitter conflict.
Amid reports that Moscow forces had taken the town of Gori - and were marching on the capital Tsblisi - Georgian soldiers appeared to be in full retreat.
Troops were apparently in complete chaos as a full-scale rout pushed them back through the countryside.
eanwhile, the civilian crisis intensified with thousands of refugees fleeing the seemingly unstoppable advance of the Russian army.
Around 9,000 soldiers and 350 tanks had been massing at a base in the border region of Abkhazia throughout the day.
But the huge force has now moved into Georgia proper, demolishing hopes of a rapid solution to an increasingly bitter conflict.
