Russian invasion of Georgia photos

[David]

A South Ossetia fighter looks at a deceased person laying in a coffin at a make shift morgue, in Tskhinvali, the Georgian breakaway enclave of South Ossetia's capital on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. Russia accused Georgia of killing more than 2,000 people, mostly civilians, in the separatist province of South Ossetia. The claim couldn't be independently confirmed, but witnesses who fled the area over the weekend said hundreds had died.







A South Ossetia fighter stands next to coffins at a makeshift morgue in a destroyed hospital, in Tskhinvali, the Georgian breakaway enclave of South Ossetia's capital, on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. Russia accused Georgia of killing more than 2,000 people, mostly civilians, in the separatist province of South Ossetia. The claim couldn't be independently confirmed, but witnesses who fled the area over the weekend said hundreds had died.

[David]

Physicians treat an injured man in a Russian Emergencies Ministry's field hospital in Tskhinvali, the Georgian breakaway enclave of South Ossetia's capital on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. Russia accused Georgia of killing more than 2,000 people, mostly civilians, in the separatist province of South Ossetia. The claim couldn't be independently confirmed, but witnesses who fled the area over the weekend said hundreds had died.







A physicians treats an injured man in a Russian Emergencies Ministry's field hospital, in Tskhinvali, the Georgian breakaway enclave of South Ossetia's capital on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. Russia accused Georgia of killing more than 2,000 people, mostly civilians, in the separatist province of South Ossetia. The claim couldn't be independently confirmed, but witnesses who fled the area over the weekend said hundreds had died.

[David]

A Russian military convoy travels on its way on a main road leading to the Georgian city of Zugdidi, which is about 350 km (220 miles) away from Georgia's capital Tbilisi, August 13, 2008. Russia and Georgia proclaimed a day of mourning on Wednesday for the dead in five days of fighting over separatist South Ossetia before difficult negotiations on the details of an EU-brokered peace plan.







Russian soldiers ride atop an armored vehicle through a street in Tskhinvali, capital of Georgian breakaway enclave of South Ossetia on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. A destroyed tank is seen in the foreground. Georgia and Russia have agreed to a cease-fire that calls for both country's forces to pull back to original positions, but it was unclear how long that repositioning could take.

[David]

Smoke is seen as a private house burns during the recent conflict between Russia and Georgia on the outskirts of South Ossetia's capital of Tskhinvali August 12, 2008.







Two soldiers sit on top of a Russian armoured vehicle as they drive to Tskhinvali, the capital of Georgia's breakaway republic of South Ossetia, August 12, 2008.

[David]

Georgian policemen retain refugees from South Ossetia outside the parliament building in central Tbilisi on August 10. Georgian government websites have been under intense cyber attack on top of the Russian military strikes launched against the country late last week, a US Internet firm said Tuesday.







An old man walks past a burnt Georgian tank in Tskhinvali, the capital of Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia, August 12, 2008. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a cease fire in Georgia on Tuesday, but U.S. officials could not confirm fighting had stopped and threatened Moscow's membership in important global clubs.

[David]

Rockets for Russia's Uragan (Hurricane) multiple rocket launch systems arrive in Tskhinvali, the capital of Georgia's breakaway republic of South Ossetia, August 12, 2008. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a cease fire in Georgia on Tuesday, but U.S. officials could not confirm fighting had stopped and threatened Moscow's membership in important global clubs.







A Russian Uragan (Hurricane) multiple rocket launch system moves on its way to Tskhinvali, the capital of Georgia's breakaway republic of South Ossetia, August 12, 2008.

[David]

A Georgian man sits next to a destroyed building in the village of Ruisi near the Georgian breakaway province of South Ossetia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. The Georgian government said that Ruisi and another village were hit by Russian forces who have been active for several days in the region since Georgia launched an offensive to retake South Ossetia on Thursday.







A Georgian man inspects a destroyed building in the village of Ruisi near the Georgian breakaway province of South Ossetia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. Three villagers were killed and five wounded five after a Russian air raid Tuesday morning, residents said. The Georgian government said that Ruisi and another village were hit by Russian forces who have been active for several days in the region since Georgia launched an offensive to retake South Ossetia on Thursday.

[David]

Relatives of Amiran Vardzelashvili mourn in the village of Ruisi, near the Georgian breakaway province of South Ossetia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. Three villagers were killed and five wounded after a Russian air raid Tuesday morning, residents said.







Georgians look at a projectile in the village of Ruisi, near the Georgian breakaway province of South Ossetia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. Three villagers were killed and five wounded after a Russian air raid Tuesday morning, residents said.

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A woman watches as a Russian armoured vehicle drives through the village of Dzhava in South Ossetia, August 11, 2008.







Russian soldiers sit atop military vehicles on a road from Tskhinvali, capital of Georgian breakaway enclave of South Ossetia on Monday, Aug. 11, 2008. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt to military action in Georgia on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008.

[David]

A Russian officer walks past a damaged administrative building in downtown Tskhinvali, capital of Georgian breakaway enclave of South Ossetia on Monday, Aug. 11, 2008. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt to military action in Georgia on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008.







Russian soldiers on top of an armored vechicle enter Tskhinvali, capital of Georgian breakaway enclave of South Ossetia on Monday, Aug. 11, 2008. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt to military action in Georgia on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008.