Interior ministry
Shota Utiashvili, a spokesman for the Georgian Interior ministry, dismissed Russian media report that Georgians had entered Tskhinvali and said that Georgia wanted "to give time to the remaining civilians to leave Tskhinvali," adding "if the need arises", then Georgians would move in. Utiashvili said that Georgian troops were fighting against two Russian convoys of trucks moving towards Tskhinvali. Eduard Kokoity said: "We are in full control of the capital city. Fighting is on the city limits."