The fighting on August 10
Around midnight, under artillery bombardment hit a convoy of Russian troops. Among other injuries received Commander of 58 - and the Army Anatoly Hrulev and Russian TV journalists "Vesti". Injured were taken to hospital in Vladikavkaz. Hrulev surgery, his condition seen as satisfactory.
Throughout the night from 9 to 10 August on the approaches to the capital of South Ossetia was a fight for Prisskie Heights, told the State Committee on Information and Press of South Ossetia. Georgian military units have started again shelling of Tskhinvali and several settlements South Ossetia.
Early in the morning the Georgian side reported that Russian Su-25 gunships dropped three bombs on aviation "Tbilaviastroy" near Tbilisi (originally it was erroneously stated that the fly was subjected to an international airport).
Morning Georgian Interior Minister Shota Utiashvili said that Georgia withdraws its troops from South Ossetia. Agency "Reuters" also leads eyewitness words about how the republic away from the Georgian military convoy with heavy artillery. However, the Russian side denied the statement, Minister of Georgia, saying that Georgia only Regroups troops. According to him, assistant commander of the Mixed Peacekeeping Force (SSPM) Captain Vladimir Ivanov.
Day reported several Abkhaz military ships from Georgia tried to enter the territorial waters of Abkhazia. At that time, Russia Black Sea fleet was already off the coast of Abkhazia, so some Russian ships opened fire barrier.
According to the Abkhaz forces command in the Gali district of Abkhazia all peacefully, Sunday is a normal market day. Georgia received calls from citizens of Georgia with the requirements of military age to travel to Georgia on the draft paragraph, the local population refuses to comply with the orders of the Georgian side. Some families ask the authorities of Abkhazia skip them across the border in the unrecognised republic. Georgia itself has not confirmed nor denied this information.
In connection with the proposal Saakashvili stop the war, Russia has put forward two demands: to withdraw its troops from South Ossetia and sign an agreement with South Ossetia on non-military force.
In the middle of the day France Press news agency reported that Russian troops took control of the Georgian city of Gori.
Around 11:30 CET on 10 August, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Sergei Shamba told RIA "Novosti" the beginning of an emergency meeting sovbeza Abkhazia and the imminent declaration of general mobilization.
Sergei Bagapsh signed a decree imposing martial law in the territory of Gali, Tkvarchelskogo, Ochamchirskogo, Gulripshskogo areas of Sukhumi and Abkhazia region for 10 days from 0:00 11 August. Also in the territory of Abkhazia declared a partial mobilization.
Around 17:00 CET official representative of the President of Abkhazia Christian Dzhaniya informed "Interfax" that the Abkhaz troops entered the border with Georgia on the Inguri river.
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