The government of Georgia has announced that it has withdrawn all its troops from South Ossetia, in what it described as "a necessary step to protect civilians". According to the head of Georgia's security council, Alexander Lomaia, while Georgia met the demands of international community and withdrawn its troops, Russia had not, and on the contrary had increased its military presence in the region. The Georgian military has made clear that they are not admitting military defeat by withdrawing. The crisis broke out after days of heavy fighting in the region. On August 7  Georgian troops launched an offensive against the Ossetian town of Tskhinvali, the separatists capital. The next day Russian forces , without declaring a war, entered the territory of Georgia and bombed several targets in the country. On August 10th, Russian Black Sea Fleet began a naval blockade of Georgian port of Poti and landed several thousand Russian troops in Abkhazia in western Georgia.  Ukraine threatened to bar Russian warships dispatched to the Abkhazian coast from returning to their Ukrainian base of Sevastopol if they engage in any military action. At the same time Poland dispatched a government airplane to evacuate its citizens, as well as citizens of  Czech Republic, Lithuania and Estonia from Georgia. The Polish evacuation was followed by the government of Italy.
The government of Georgia has announced that it has withdrawn all its troops from South Ossetia, in what it described as "a necessary step to protect civilians". The Georgian military has made clear that they are not admitting military defeat by withdrawing. The crisis broke out after days of heavy fighting in the region. On August 7 , Georgian troops launched an offensive against the Ossetian town of Tskhinvali, the capital. The next day Russian forces entered the territory of Georgia and bombed several targets in the country. On August 10th, Russian Black Sea Fleet began a naval blockade of Georgian port of Poti and landed several thousand Russian troops in Abkhazia in western Georgia. The Ukraine threatened to bar Russian warships dispatched to the Abkhazian coast from returning to their Ukrainian base of Sevastopol if they engage in any military action. At the same time Poland dispatched a government airplane to evacuate its citizens, as well as citizens of the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Estonia from Georgia. The Polish evacuation was followed by the government of Italy.
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According to the head of Georgia's security council, Alexander Lomaia, while Georgia met the demands of international community and withdrawn its troops, Russia had not, and on the contrary had increased its military presence in the region.
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