Russia invades Georgia

Tskhinvali, South Ossetia: Georgian tanks move along a road near the South Ossetian capital Photograph: Irakli Gedenedze/Reuters

Tskhinvali, South Ossetia: Eduard Kokoity, the president of the breakaway South Ossetia region, speaks to the media Photograph: AFP

Georgian artillary troops fire at South Ossetian troops from an unnamed location Photograph: Vano Shlamov /AFP

Tskhinvali, South Ossetia: A local resident greets Georgian troops moving into the city Photograph: Irakli Gedenedze /Reuters

A Georgian fighter jet fires on South Ossetian troops over an unnamed location near Tskhinvali Photograph: Vano Shlamov /AFP

Georgian troops in a tank during the conflict with South Ossetian troops Photograph: Vano Shlamov/AFP

A Russian aircraft attacks a Georgian position near Tskhinvali Photograph: Irakli Gedenedze/Reuters

Tskhinvali, South Ossetia: Georgian soldiers sit in their vehicles near the South Ossetian capital Photograph: Nodar Tskhvirashvili/Reuters

Tskhinvali, South Ossetia: This Russian TV picture shows the burning remains of what is claimed to be Georgian armoured vehicle Photograph: AP

Gori, Georgia: Local girls examine a list of those wounded in the conflict Photograph: Vano Shlamov /AFP

Tskhinvali, South Ossetia: A Georgian serviceman sits on a tank near the city Photograph: David Mdzinarishvili /Reuters

Beijing, China: The US president, George Bush, and Russia's prime minister, Vladimir Putin, are seen in discussion at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters