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12:15 in the Georgian part of the Kodori Gorge, the Abkhazian flag was raised.
13:20 Despite end of combat operations, Russian recon teams are still operating outside the conflict zone, in Georgia proper. It seems these recon teams were the troops that had entered Senaki and Gori, Georgian forces retreating in a hurry may have mistaken them for avantgarde of the main force.
13:40 General HQ from the Russian side confirmed that high-precision munitions were used in the conflict.
13:40 Russian troops have taken over the airbase at Senaki and all of Abkhazia that was previously in Georgian hands.
13:49 No Georgian troops are leaving the conflict zone.
13:50 General HQ denies bombing of oil-pipelines.
14:00 Russian General HQ requests for international observers in the conflict zone.
14:36 NATO has announced that they will look at the possibility of military aid to Georgia, whether this will be to rebuild the Georgian military, or to directly support Georgia I don't know.
15:16 Yakobashvili (Georgian minister) said that war is not over for Georgia as long as Russian troops are there.
16:35 Georgia announces planned withdrawal from the CIS.
16:58 Georgian forces shelled Russian positions after Russia has declared an end to combat operations.
17:33 Saakashvili annuls all agreements about Abkhazian status and declares it occupied territory.
18:00 Saakashvili says he personally saw Russian tanks and artillery destroy Ts'hinvali.
19:50 The American injured int he fighting turned out to be a journalist.
20:30 Abkhazia declared an end to the Kodori Gorge operation, saying it's now completely under Abkhazian control
20:45 Georgia appeals to the U.N. court which says it's ready to look at the military operations in Ossetia.
20:46 Russia declares it had captured Georgian plans for invasion of Abkhazia.
Photos and timeline from lenta.ru
Georgian tank column.
Abkhazian soldier
Also Colonel-General Nogovitsuin reported that the Russian military did not enter any areas of Georgia outside the conflict zones of Abkhazia and Ossetia, at the same vowed that Russian recon units would continue recon into Georgia proper.
Colonel-General Nogovitsuin
Finally a little more elaboration on the precision weapons used from kommersant, which reported that they were the KAB-500L laser-guided bombs.
Photo from rian.ru
12:15 in the Georgian part of the Kodori Gorge, the Abkhazian flag was raised.
13:20 Despite end of combat operations, Russian recon teams are still operating outside the conflict zone, in Georgia proper. It seems these recon teams were the troops that had entered Senaki and Gori, Georgian forces retreating in a hurry may have mistaken them for avantgarde of the main force.
13:40 General HQ from the Russian side confirmed that high-precision munitions were used in the conflict.
13:40 Russian troops have taken over the airbase at Senaki and all of Abkhazia that was previously in Georgian hands.
13:49 No Georgian troops are leaving the conflict zone.
13:50 General HQ denies bombing of oil-pipelines.
14:00 Russian General HQ requests for international observers in the conflict zone.
14:36 NATO has announced that they will look at the possibility of military aid to Georgia, whether this will be to rebuild the Georgian military, or to directly support Georgia I don't know.
15:16 Yakobashvili (Georgian minister) said that war is not over for Georgia as long as Russian troops are there.
16:35 Georgia announces planned withdrawal from the CIS.
16:58 Georgian forces shelled Russian positions after Russia has declared an end to combat operations.
17:33 Saakashvili annuls all agreements about Abkhazian status and declares it occupied territory.
18:00 Saakashvili says he personally saw Russian tanks and artillery destroy Ts'hinvali.
19:50 The American injured int he fighting turned out to be a journalist.
20:30 Abkhazia declared an end to the Kodori Gorge operation, saying it's now completely under Abkhazian control
20:45 Georgia appeals to the U.N. court which says it's ready to look at the military operations in Ossetia.
20:46 Russia declares it had captured Georgian plans for invasion of Abkhazia.
Photos and timeline from lenta.ru
Georgian tank column.
Abkhazian soldier
Also Colonel-General Nogovitsuin reported that the Russian military did not enter any areas of Georgia outside the conflict zones of Abkhazia and Ossetia, at the same vowed that Russian recon units would continue recon into Georgia proper.
Colonel-General Nogovitsuin
Finally a little more elaboration on the precision weapons used from kommersant, which reported that they were the KAB-500L laser-guided bombs.
Photo from rian.ru
