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Posted on 8th August 2008 by Ben

Russia and Georgia were effectively at war last night with fierce fighting near the capital of the breakaway region of South Ossetia and hundreds of civilians reported dead.

 

A column of 150 Russian tanks and other military vehicles entered South Ossetia yesterday after Georgian troops launched a major offensive to retake control of the area from Ossetian rebels late on Thursday night. All this evolving while Prime Minister Putin was a spectator at the Beijing Olympics. Read More…

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