The fight for Tbilisi is about to begin.
Here is the report of Russian Tank movement over night from the BBC.
Russian forces still control Gori, which lies some 15km (10 miles) from the border with South Ossetia.
Several tanks and armoured personnel carriers were seen in Kaspi, west of Gori and some 35km north-east of the capital Tbilisi - an advance of some 15km on their previous position. Lorries of soldiers were seen heading towards the town.
Meanwhile, Russian troops were seen patrolling in Zestafoni, some 100km west of Gori along a major highway.
Georgian officials also said Russian forces remained in the Georgian Black Sea port of Poti, the site of a major oil shipment facility, and a major Russian military contingent is further inland, at Senaki.
The crisis began on 7 August, when Georgian forces launched a surprise attack to regain control of South Ossetia, which has had de facto independence since the end of a civil war in 1992.
Last night a large armor group was seen going toward Senaki. Where are they now ? I heard they were heading toward Kutaisi. Were sure dont want to see them head south from there.
Please note that the above map was made by the UN in October 2003 apparently before South Ossetia was an autonomous region.
That, or the Russians are engaging in a scorched-earth policy to decimate the Georgian infrastructure as much as possible before pulling back. I see no evidence, however, the Russians have any intentions of stopping.
Let's hope it doesn't last 900 days.
It isn’t. Calm down.