Georgian officials tonight claimed the country had been 'overrun' by Russian troops after a full-scale ground invasion. Amid reports that Moscow forces had taken the town of Gori - and were ...

40 military killed and mounting civilian casualties, Georgia official says ... the British Foreign Office said, and Russian aircraft bombed the Georgian town of Gori, about 35 miles northwest ...

Here’s a look at the 2008 military conflict between Russia and Georgia. Facts The conflict centered on South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two “breakaway provinces” in Georgia. They are officially part of ...