Russian soldiers seized the city of Gori. Soldiers were seen digging foxholes Saturday on a hillside some 30 miles from the capital of war-battered Georgia. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the cease-fire plan on Saturday, a day after his Georgian counterpart, President Mikhail Saakashvili. Russian soldiers seized the strategic city of Gori. Meanwhile, Russia's president signed a cease-fire plan on Saturday after lengthy talks with Condoleezza Rice.

Russia Seizes More Georgia Territory

By Sara Smith
Aug 16, 2008 14:22 PM GMT
Russian soldiers seized the city of Gori. Soldiers were seen digging foxholes Saturday on a hillside some 30 miles from the capital of war-battered Georgia. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the cease-fire plan on Saturday, a day after his Georgian counterpart, President Mikhail Saakashvili.

Russian soldiers seized the strategic city of Gori. Meanwhile, Russia's president signed a cease-fire plan on Saturday after lengthy talks with Condoleezza Rice.

The cease-fire agreement now demands Russia to withdrawal its troops from Georgia. The cease-fire plan comes after then a week of warfare.

The agreement calls for Russia and Georgia to pull back to positions they held before war erupted on August 8.

The fighting began when Georgia attempted to take control of the Russian-backed separatist region of South Ossetia. The Russian army quickly overwhelmed Georgian forces. Russian troops then proceeded deep into Georgia and eventually seizing more territory.

The Russian occupation now includes the strategic city of Gori. Gori is about 20 miles from Igoeti. Russia's attack raised fears that it was aiming for a permanent occupation. Georgia was once part of the Soviet Union empire.

However, the cease-fire agreement calls for Russian troops to pull back to positions they held in South Ossetia before the fighting began. It also calls for a complete withdrawal of Russian troops that are currently occupying other territories in Georgia.

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev signed the agreement in the resort city of Sochi. Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili signed the truce in Georgia's capital city of Tbilisi.

While the truce is official, Russia's intentions were hard to read as it continued to gain more territory.

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Russian soldiers seized the city of Gori. Soldiers were seen digging foxholes Saturday on a hillside some 30 miles from the capital of war-battered Georgia. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the cease-fire plan on Saturday, a day after his Georgian counterpart, President Mikhail Saakashvili.