1,500 Killed As Russia says Georgian Forces Expelled from S.Ossetian Capital:The city has suffered major destruction since the start of Georgia's ground and air onslaught that began early on Friday. Russia says 1,500 people have so far died in the violence, and 30,000 South Ossetians have fled across the border into Russia. Georgia declares 'state of war': "I have signed a decree on a state of war. Georgia is under a state of total military aggression by the Russian navy, air force, large-scale ground operations," Saakashvili said. In photos: 'Georgia South Ossetia Conflict : In Pictures: AGeorgian man cries as he holds the body of his relative after a bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. German minister says Georgia ‘breaking international law': Gernot Erler said Tbilisi had breached a 1992 ceasefire agreement struck with Russia over the renegade Caucasus enclave, monitored essentially by Russian peacekeepers. - "It's an insane, bloody war which will surely do nothing to resolve the problem of this separatist Ossetian province," added Erler, deputy to Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Saturday, 9 August 2008
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