Russian troops take their positions near the village of Khurcha in Georgia's breakaway province of Abkhazia, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008, as they make their way towards the de facto border with Georgia. Russian armored vehicles rolled deep into central and western Georgia on Monday, quickly taking control of a key city, several towns and a military base, according to Georgian officials and witnesses. Georgia's president said Russian troops had effectively sliced his country in half. (AP Photo/Vladimir Popov)Georgian Army Flees In Disarray As Russians Advance -- Times Online
Georgia’s army was in complete disarray tonight after troops and tanks fled the city of Gori in panic and abandoned it to the Russians without firing a shot.
As Russian armoured columns rolled deep into central and western Georgia, seizing several towns and a military base, President Saakashvili said his country had been cut in half.
For the first time since the crisis erupted last Thursday, Russia admitted that its troops had moved out of Abkhazia, the other breakaway region under Moscow’s protection, and seized the town of Senaki in Georgia proper. Russian officials again insisting that they had no intention of occupying territory beyond South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Georgia said the Russian army was also in charge of the towns of Zugdidi and Kurga in the west and its tanks appeared to moving from the north and the west towards Tbilisi, the capital.
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More News On the Collapse Of The Georgian Army
Georgia claims Russians have cut country in half -- Myway/APNews
Georgia claims Russians have cut country in half -- Yahoo News/AP
Russian military pushes into Georgia -- CNN
Russia-Georgia border awash with troops, militia, refugees -- Brisbane Times
Fighting in Georgia Appears to Spread as Diplomatic Efforts Stepped Up -- Voice Of America
Georgia fight spreads, Moscow issues ultimatum -- The Post
No ceasefire in sight in Georgia crisis -- Sydney Morning Herald
Russians troops slice Georgia in half -- New Zealand Herald
Russian military 20 times the size of Georgia's -- CNN
My Comment: The Georgian Army retreated and gave up the city of Gori without firing a shot. It is night time in Georgia now. If the Georgian Army is not able to re-organize, the capital city will be in Russian forces hands by the end of this week. The Georgian Government will be in exile, and the occupation of Georgia will be the result.
I will not be surprised if a massive evacuation of foreigners will now be the result. Ooopppssss ... they are starting to do this right now.
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