According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, earlier this morning... :
08:26 – General Alarm was declared in 71st Tank Battalion of the Russian army, stationed in Tskhinvali. The Battalion is now heading towards Gori. As of now, they are in the village of Karaleti.
08:47 – The battalion has stopped in the village Karaleti. The group is composed of lots of armored personnel carriers, tanks, army trucks and engineer unit. The staff meeting is taking place. The general joined later arriving by helicopter.
http://mfa.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=461&info_id=7434
Georgian armoured vehicles seized in S. Ossetia: Russia
16 August 2008 | 13:28 | FOCUS News Agency
Moscow. Russia’s army has seized 100 Georgian armoured vehicles, including 65 tanks and five ground-to-air missile launchers, in operations near South Ossetia, Russian news agencies reported Saturday, cited by AFP.
The military materiel also included 15 light armoured vehicles, said Colonel Igor Konashenkov, of the Russian infantry staff.
For the most part, the armoured vehicles had been manufactured in Ukraine, he said, adding that an unspecificied number of US-made troop transporters had also been found.
D-30 cannons and Czech-manufactured artillery systems also featured on the list of materiel which the Russian army said it had recovered.
This may shape up to be a very bad day. Let’s hope the Russian’s get another “Finnish Surprise”
well, Moscow just signed off on the cease fire finally, but by all appearances are digging in if you believe the reports coming across the wires . . . US demanding an immediate withdrawl . . . wait n see
Here's a good interactive map.