Georgian troops fortify city near capital
Russian forces have occupied the city of Gori and Georgian forces are fortifying positions near Tbilisi to defend the capital, the secretary of Georgia`s security council, Alexander Lomaia, told Agence France-Presse.
`Russian forces are occupying Gori. Georgian armed forces received an order to leave Gori and to fortify positions near Mtskheta to defend the capital. This is a total onslaught,` he said.
Mtskheta is a Georgian city 24 kilometres from the capital.