Georgia says its forces have withdrawn from the repblic of South Ossetia, and that Russian troops are now in control of the capital.
Earlier, Russian jets bombed a military airfield close to the Georgian capital.
There was no independent confirmation of the attack.
Georgian troops have pulled back to positions at or south of those held on 6 August, said Georgian Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili.
Mr Utiashvili said 100 Georgian soldiers had been killed and many more injured.
Based on Russian and South Ossetian estimates, the death toll on the South Ossetian side was at least 2000, all of the dead were civilians.
Natpress
