Occupied territories of Georgia
Occupied territories of Georgia () are the territories occupied by Russia after the Russo-Georgian War in 2008. They consist of the regions of Abkhazia and the former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast of Soviet Georgia (currently divided between several administrative divisions of independent Georgia), whose status is a matter of international dispute.
Timeline of the Russo-Georgian War
Bodyguards forced Georgian president Saakashvili to the ground in Gori when Russian planes flew over. Local civilians in Gori were warned that day by Georgian military of possible Russian advance; both civilians and military began abandoning Gori. Georgian official claimed that Gori was occupied by the Russian military. Georgian officials said that troops were ordered to defend Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Tbilisi is located from Gori. Secretary of the Security Council, Alexander Lomaia, said that the Georgian Army was ordered to hold the city of Mtskheta, from Tbilisi. At about 16:14 GMT, Reuters reported that its reporter in Gori had said that there was "no trace of troops or military vehicles, it is absolutely deserted". That day, "The Daily Telegraph" (UK) reported that it had witnessed "a full scale disorganised and panicked retreat from Gori".