Russia called for Georgian forces to surrender in the breakaway region of Abkhazia after Georgia called a ceasefire and withdrew their forces from South Ossetia [Gallo/Getty]
Published On 15 Aug 200815 Aug 2008
A convoy of Russian armour heads along the main road from Gori towards Tblisi as the tense standoff on the north of Georgia continued [Gallo/Getty]
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Five journalists had been killed by Russian forces during battle with Georgia [Gallo/Getty]
Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian president, ordered an end to the military operations against Georgia, which had been widely condemned by the international community [Gallo/Getty]
Hundreds of Georgians took refugee in empty shelters like in old Communist-era ministry that are now housing desperate Georgians who fled their homes [Gallo/Getty]
Residents who fled from the town of Gori escape a fragile ceasefire held between Russia and Georgia [Gallo/ Getty]
A convoy of Russian armour heads along the main road from Gori towards Tblisi as the tense standoff on the north of Georgia continued in Gori, Georgia. U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice arrived in Tblisi today to show support for the Georgia and to try to firm up the recent peace initiative instigated by French President Nicolas Sarkozy [Gallo/Getty]
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NEAR GORI, GEORGIA - AUGUST 14: An elderly Russian woman who''s been living in Georgia most of her life looks around outside her bombed-out apartment block August 14, 2008 in Gori, Georgia. Tensions continued in the north Georgian city as Russian and Georgian forces negotiated over an end to hostilities that have gripped the country for the last week. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
